Romans 16:21-22
Timothy, my fellow worker, sends his greetings to you, as do Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, my relatives,
I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.
Hmmmm. Just how did Mr. Tertius happen to insert his own little greeting in this letter? Did Paul invite him to add a few words? Was he just caught up in the moment and wanted to throw in his own hello? Was it just Tertius feeling a great connection to other believers through what Paul had previously dictated so that he felt compelled to greet them in the Lord along with Paul? I've never been aware of my hearing a sermon where the pastor included comments his secretary typed in the middle of his notes. This is just a curious thing to me.
But, since it's in there, I've got to believe it is as inspired as the rest of Scripture. Is is to show us that even though Paul was the "face" of the ministry, there were many behind the scenes helping to make things happen? Was it just to be an example of Paul being gracious to those helping him, a reward for Tertuis' hard work of transcription? Is it to serve as a simple example of the interconnectedness of the global body? I'm not sure I'll ever need to know the real meaning for this. Maybe it's just to show that sometimes when a person is prompted to speak encouragement they need to forget about convention and just go for it.
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