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- The Apostle Paul no longer saw himself as someone great, but as someone who needed to be completely changed. Because of this great humility God could now begin the work of transformation in his inner man – so that He could be conformed to the image of His Son (Romans 8:29).
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Paul Describes Himself. 10 Now I, Paul, urge you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am meek [so they say] when with you face to face, but bold [outspoken and fearless] toward you when absent!
- The Road to Damascus Was Just The Beginning
- Revelation from God
- Paul’s Powerful Testimonies
Although he was born again, with a new heart, a new attitude, and a new life, Paul’s conversion didn’t change who he was by nature. But now he had met Christ, and his whole heart’s desire was to get to know Him personally – Christ had become everything for him! His powerful testimony was: “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”Philippia...
So Paul experienced two transformations in his life! The first was at his conversion, when his heart was transformed. He described this as putting off the “old man” and putting on the “new man” – the act of a moment, an act of faith. But the second transformation was a longer process; the process of sanctification. He daily took up his cross to fol...
And the best part of all is that this gospel of transformation that Paul preached, through his letters, but most importantly, with his life, is open to you and to me! Let’s believe in and live these exhortations from the Apostle Paul, and follow his steadfast example: “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives ...
Feb 6, 2024 · Paul was actually born as Saul. He was born in Tarsus in Cilicia, a province in the southeastern corner of modern-day Tersous, Turkey, sometime in the first decade AD. He was of Benjamite lineage and Hebrew ancestry (Philippians 3:5–6).
Paul is stressing his independence. “But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother. (In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!)” (vv. 19-20). Paul’s insistence that he is not lying indicates that he is responding to accusations — that he was an agent of the apostles.
Oct 6, 2023 · From Paul’s writings and the book of Acts, readers learn about who he was before his conversion. It is precisely who Paul was – a man who made it a goal to stop the church because he believed that Jesus was a liar – that made his testimony as a follower of Jesus so influential.
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Oct 19, 2020 · No wonder Paul, like his master Jesus before him, lays such great stresses on hearing, obeying, and proclaiming the Lord God. Discover the most popular Bible Verses attributed to Paul and about Paul’s life from this collection of scripture quotes!
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While it may be close to impossible to retrieve the historical Paul from the pages of the New Testament, this essay will attempt to construct a brief biographical overview of Paul and his life, synthesizing information from the book of Acts and from Paul’s own letters while also remaining cognizant that there are several places where the New ...
