st paul Flashcards
Saul rich personal context quote devout jewish family
“I am in Israelite by birth, of the tribe of Benjamin, pure blooded Hebrew. As far as keeping the Jewish law is concerned I was a Pharisee “
when sent to study with gamalia who was a pharisee
refers to himself as a perfect, “blameless” pharisee
conversion
“as he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a lightt from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, Saul, Saul why do you persecute me? Who are you, Lord? Saul asked, ‘I’m Jesus whom you are persecuting he replied.”
sauls sight returns as….
“scales fall from his eyes and he is baptised.”
he took time to restablish his faith
“my immediate response was not to consult any human being, I went to Arabia. later I returned to Damascus
pauls new religious understanding was
that the “righteousness of God is available through faith in Jesus Christ”
Paul’s mission meaning in life purpose was to unite all things in Christ
“unite all things in him”
The interplay of context, religion and loss of Paul is an example of the movement of the holy spirit,…….
“the spirit of truth”
