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Jan 5, 2012 · Paul and the Apostle John. Last updated on: January 5, 2012 at 10:13 am. January 5, 2012 by Joel Willitts. I’ve done a good bit of thinking about Matthew and Paul and only a little about the ...
- Who Was Saul?
- How and When Was Paul Converted?
- What Did Paul do?
- What Happened to Paul?
- Why Was Paul's Life So Influential For The Church?
- Called to A Higher Purpose
What we know about Saul of Tarsus could be viewed by some as quite a resume of achievements and accolades. Others, however, would see him as a confused, angry man who held so tightly to the law that he was willing to end the lives of Christians. We first learn about Saul in Acts 7:58, when he was unfortunately present in the stoning of the first ma...
Saul was going to Damascus in pursuit of Christians to bring to prison, according to Acts 22:1-16. Suddenly, a great, heavenly light appeared all around him, causing him to fall to the ground, and a voice was heard, saying, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” When Saul asked who this heavenly voice was, he learned it was Jesus of Nazareth. An...
Because Paul was a Roman citizen, as well as a Jew, the Sanhedrin were not thrilled by his spiritual transformation, and soon Paul found himself being persecuted in the same ways that he had persecuted Christians before. But recalling Ananias’ words from the Lord about his purpose, Paul used every opportunity to spread the gospel to those who neede...
While in his third missionary journey, Paul traveled to Jerusalem, despite his friends and fellow believers telling him not to go. He told them he was not only prepared to be captured by his enemies, but to die for his work for Jesus Christ (Acts 21). While preaching to the Gentiles, he was captured in the temple by Jews who were ready to kill him....
Paul’s life and impact on the church is seen not only in how he experienced spiritual conversion on the road to Damascus, but also in his teachings. Paul rejected what the world saw as success and considered it success only if all was surrendered to God. In his teachings and letters, Paul recounted how he saw success differently after his conversio...
Some may not believe the life that Saul-turned-Paul led, from being a Christian-hating persecutor to redeemed by God and follower of Christ. But his life epitomizes the spiritual transformation that takes place as we shed our world-based lives and embrace our spirit-filled lives. We see in Scripturethat God had called Paul to a higher purpose that ...
One was an apostle to the Jews, the other the apostle to the Gentiles. One deals with the saints as a family and a flock, the other sees them mainly as the church which is His body. John never uses “church” in the universal, only in the local sense, while Paul gives us most of what we know of the church which is Christ’s body.
John was known as an apostle, author, and the only apostle who was not killed by martyrdom, though not from lack of trying. John the Apostle. We get the vast majority of our information about John from the pages of the four gospels. We know that John was the younger brother of James and the son of Zebedee (Mark 10:35; Luke 5:10).
Feb 6, 2019 · The Apostle John (also known as Saint John) was one of Jesus Christ’s 12 disciples, and a prominent leader in the early Christian church. Along with James and Peter, John was one of Jesus’ closest confidants, so he appears in more biblical accounts than the other disciples. John is traditionally regarded as the author of five books of the ...
Oct 19, 2018 · Paul’s native province of Cilicia was well known for producing and exporting a goat-hair cloth sought after for making tents. The cloth was woven from the long-hair of a peculiar breed of goats native to the area. 3. Paul was a couple of years younger than Jesus. Scholars put the birth year of Paul between 2 to 6 years after the birth of ...
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Dec 29, 2020 · In the previous post, we surveyed the lives of Jesus, Mary (the mother of Jesus), and John the Baptist. Now, we’ll get to know Peter, Stephen, Paul, and John (the apostle). You can also find our posts on 11 major figures of the Old Testament here (Adam and Eve, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph), here (Moses, Joshua, David), and here (Solomon, Daniel ...
