Apostle paul conversion to christianity
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A few days ago, a friend linked me to an interview with a US pastor about Revelation and the end times. I spend a few minutes browsing some of this person’s other preaching, and in one discussion he asserted very definitely: ‘That’s why Paul converted from Judaism to Christianity’.
It is not an uncommon assumption, and the language of Paul’s ‘conversion’ is embedded in next week’s Feast day (25th January) which is identified in the lectionary as ‘The Conversion of St Paul’. But the idea that Paul ‘converted from Judaism to Christianity’ has two major problems with it. The first is that it is historically anachronous; there was no such thing as ‘Christianity’ for Paul to convert to, and even now I have some reservations about where there really is a thing called ‘Christianity’. More seriously, this language sounds strongly supersessionist, suggesting that Paul ceased to be a Jew, and that ‘Christianity’ is a separate religion that demands Jews cease to be Jews to join. Apart from being a bizarre reading of the New Testament, this is inherently anti-Jewish.
Concerns with this language led the late New Testament scholar Larry Hurtado to question the language of ‘con
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What Do We Know about Paul before His Conversion?
The Apostle Paul encountered Jesus on his way to Damascus in one of the most radical of ways, which led to his conversion and stepping into his call to follow Christ and preach the Gospel. This powerful conversion led Paul to give his life to the mission of building up the church and furthering the kingdom of God.
Parts of Paul’s life are documented in the New Testament. It has left readers over the centuries mesmerized and inspired by the man who gave his life to advance the Gospel and follow the great commission Jesus gave to his followers.
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19-20).
The apostle Paul was from Tarsus and when we first encounter him in the New Testament, he goes by the name Saul. Before his conversion, Paul initially opposed the followers of Jesus and vehemently sought to end the spread of the Gospel.
Who Was Saul of Tarsus?
Saul was a young man who was well educated and on his way to becoming a rabbi. Saul was a zealous man of Jewish faith. He is first mentioned in the New Testament as being present at the stoning of Stephen, who was the
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How Investigating Paul’s Conversion Upturned A Intellect Into A Christian Apologist
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Premise 1: Saul converted.
Premise 2: Therefore Faith is true.
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Who was Martyr Lyttleton?
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