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Saul’s Conversion - Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest and asked him.
- Acts 22:17-23:11 GNT - Paul's Call to Preach to the - Bible Gateway
Paul's Call to Preach to the Gentiles - “I went back to...
- Acts 22:17-23:11 GNT - Paul's Call to Preach to the - Bible Gateway
Paul was to preach Christ among the Gentiles. His own special gospel was the message that God's grace in Christ extended to the whole world. It was not for his own sake nor even for the glory of Christ alone that he was called to his great mission.
Paul's Call to Preach to the Gentiles - “I went back to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the Temple, I had a vision, in which I saw the Lord, as he said to me, ‘Hurry and leave Jerusalem ...
On his way to Damascus to seek out those who believe that Jesus is God's Messiah and to stop the spread of "the Way," Saul of Tarsus is blinded by a life-changing encounter with Jesus. Jesus sends him to Damascus, where he sees again and takes up his call of evangelization in Jesus' name.
Here is Paul’s autobiographical conversion account couched in a powerful call to repentance and faith in this Jesus. This is evangelistic thrust is demonstrated by his use of gospel terms not prominent in his previous accounts.
The main source of information on Paul's life and works is the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament. Approximately half of its content documents his travels, preaching and miracles. Paul was not one of the Twelve Apostles, and did not know Jesus during his lifetime.
14 lut 1992 · One of the most alarming trends in modern Christianity, including even some conservative circles, is the trend to downplay and even despise Paul, formerly Saul of Tarsus. Paul is presented as harsh and mean, in contrast to Jesus who supposedly was nice and sweet.
