knowing Paul's old reputation, were initially skeptical about his conversion. But he soon proved to be as fiery and intense in preaching Christ as he had been in working against him.
Paul spearheaded the campaign to grant Gentiles full acceptance without subjecting them to Jewish law. He had himself been liberated from bondage to confining laws, and he insisted on a life based on God's free forgiveness, not legalism.
During his journeys, Paul wrote half the New Testament books, and in them he laid the groundwork for much of Christian theology. All the while, he carried on a courageous career despite jailings, beatings, and riots. He was perhaps the most thoroughly converted man who ever lived.
Life Questions: Has your life changed quickly and dramatically, as Paul's did, or slowly and gradually? |
