<p>14:15 <i>Sirs, why do you these things? We also are men of like passions with you</i>- Literally, of the same sufferings. If Paul was indeed deformed in some way (as tradition claims), then the point would have been that they too were not of perfect health, they also suffered. We note the emphasis on how similar they were to their audience; they ran in <em>amongst the crowd</em>, and were of the same sufferings &quot;with you&quot;. This is the basis of all preaching work- that we are one with our audience and not above them. Exactly because they were &lsquo;one of us&rsquo;, they could make the appeal of the Gospel. As the Lord Jesus was and is our representative, so we are His representative to men, whilst being &lsquo;one of them&rsquo;, &lsquo;one of us&rsquo;. This is why we shouldn&rsquo;t be afraid to show chinks in our armour, to admit our humanity, and on that basis make appeal to men: that I, as one of us, with all your humanity, your doubts and fears, am appealing to you to grasp that better way.&nbsp; When Paul wrote that if anyone was weak, he was weak, he seems to be saying that they could match their spiritual weakness by his own. This is why personal contact <em>&nbsp; must be</em> the intended way to witness.</p><p><i>And bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them</i>- Literally, we evangelize to convert you. The aim of our preaching should be to convert, not simply to half-heartedly, lamely inform the public of the particular set of convictions held by our denomination or local church. Having a clear and defined aim is critical in interaction with others in order to evangelize them. The idea is the same as in 17:30; in the past, the Gentiles were for the most part allowed to do as they wish. But now, all the world is commanded to be obedient and repent, through the fulfilment of the great commission by the church.</p>