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Saul the Persecutor
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That Paul became the outstanding persecutor of the early Church, later in his life became
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Paul’s persecution of the Church became so intense that Acts 9:1 describes his actions in the words: “
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Acts 26:11 explains that his zeal drove him to persecute the saints with this statement “
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Acts 9:5 would seem to indicate that Paul, despite the outward evidencing of zeal in his persecution of Christians, may have had serious misgivings in his heart as to whether or not he was doing the right thing. Write out the statement in Acts 9:5 that indicates this: “
”.
In any event, Paul had not been showing the spirit of his
as Acts 5:34-39 reveals.
Acts 9:3-6; 26-19; I Corinthians 9:1; 15:3-8 all seem to imply that as Paul heard the voice of Jesus speaking to him he also:
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Having seen Jesus face to face was one important claim which made it possible for the Disciples and Paul to be called by the name of
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In later years, in recalling this “Damascus road experience” Paul, as is recorded in Acts 26:19, was happy to assert that from the moment he met Christ here he had never been:
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On the road to Damascus the proud inquisitor became:
i.
(Acts 9:9)
ii.
(Acts 9:6)
That he became converted here on the road to Damascus is indicated in his statement in Acts 9:6, which reads: “
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When he arrived in Damascus he was greeted by
with the salutation
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i. In a vision to Ananias God had told him that Paul was to be a
(Acts 9:10-16)
According to Acts 9:17-18, Paul also received at this time the greater blessing of
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After his conversion and being filled with the Holy Ghost, the first recorded action of Paul, as he began his public ministry was that he:
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The relationship of Acts 9:3 with Galatians 1:17 would seem to be that the “many days” of the former are the same as the
of which the latter speaks and, during which time as he says in Galatians 1:16, he
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When Paul retreated to the Arabian Desert, where he conferred not with flesh and blood for the greater part of three years, our text book indicates that he learned three vital and important truths. Write each of these truths below and give a Scripture that is given in the textbook (Write out the Scripture) to support our belief in and acceptance of the truth.
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Paul, when he finally entered into his full time work for God, developed a method of approach to Gospel preaching and teaching, which first used at Damascus, he used for the greater portion of his ministry. Describe this method in detail:
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Also in the synagogue at Damascus Paul established the theme or main subject of all his future sermons and testimonies. The main subject of his message was
that
(Acts 9:20).
Having spent “many days” in the Arabian Desert, where he conferred with God directly about doctrinal teachings and truths, he now goes “up to Jerusalem” to confer with Peter. It is thought that he conferred with Peter that he might:
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Here at Jerusalem he also met
for the first time, and this disciple of the Lord: (Acts 9:27) “
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However, his stay at Jerusalem was cut short because of some fierce opposition that developed, even to the point of slaying him, and so the disciples (Acts 9:30) “
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And, here at Tarsus, Paul spent the next six of seven years in semi-retirement. This period of time is commonly known as: “
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While Paul was in semi-retirement here at Tarsus, God was using the Apostle to:
so that, during the time of Paul in Tarsus, there took place within the early Church:
wherein the Gentiles were
in the Church of Jesus Christ.
Also during this time of Paul’s semi-retirement the Syrian city of
was caused to become
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i. It was this Church in the city of Antioch that became the home center of
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Because the Church at Antioch preached a more “general Gospel” that was free from
, the Church at Jerusalem became a little anxious and sent their member,
, to investigate.
On the journey to Antioch this investigator from Jerusalem stopped by
to pick up
whom he desired to go to Antioch with him.In this connection complete the following two sentences from the textbook:
i. “For the first year
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ii. “It was probably during this year
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In the congregation at Antioch there was taken up for the first time the Church’s first
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About this same time there arose in the Church two new orders of believers.They were:(1)
(2)
The turning point of Church history revolves around
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Write out here verses 2 and 3 of the is Scripture: