Introduction
Acts 7:58 – First mention of Paul.Acts 8:1-3 – Paul persecutes Christians.Acts 9:1-6, 9, 11 – Jesus appears to Paul on the road to Damascus.Acts 9:18-22 – Paul was converted and began teaching Christ.Paul confessed his sins completely.
I Corinthians 15:8I John 1:10I Timothy 1:12-16Paul learned how to truly love people.
The old Paul:Acts 26:10-11 – Paul was violent against Christians!The new Paul:II Corinthians 7:3; 12:15; Philippians 1:8 – He helped and encouraged them to repent like he did.I Corinthians 9:19, 22; 8:9, 13It must have been difficult for Paul to love those who were less zealous in their beliefs than he was, yet he did that with the Corinthians.I Corinthians 9:20Philippians 3:5-6Acts 26:15-18 – Paul was a Pharisee sent to the Gentiles.Galatians 3:28Ephesians 3:1, 6Paul defended every inch of God’s truth.
Acts 15Acts 26:25Don’t overreact to error and swing too far the other way!Psalms 119:1-2