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If he is being sarcastic, then this is a devastating rebuttal to Church-state mergers (e.g., Rome, Erastianism). If he is not being sarcastic, then it lends impetus to to Church-dominant (e.g., in the political sense) societies.
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I think Paul is being sarcastic, but I am not sure he is addressing the church-state relationship in this passage. He is addressing the Corinthian's claim of higher wisdom, gifts, etc, yet their lives practically demonstrated their lack of true wisdom. Am I missing why you are drawing the connection here?
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Polo
Layman, Chinese Evangelical Church/Independent
San Diego
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(Romans 11:36)