If you read the books of Paul he actaully states "But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ." (Philippians 3:7-9)
The way I see it Paul rejected the idea of practicality.
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Thank you for sharing! My view is that doing something in the name of faith is a lot more important for Christians than being practical. That does not mean that Paul was not influenced by Stoicism's ideas.
Yes, but in this text Paul is saying that he counts Stoicism as "rubbish". That's the point I'm posing @wideyedwonderer..