Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Paul The Apostle


For anyone that doesn't know, Paul was originally a pious Jew named Saul. He was Saul of Tarsus and he hated the Christian sect of Judaism. Paul was completely against their beliefs in Jesus as the Messiah and he was later given authority to go about the land and imprison those who followed Jesus. Of course, as many know, Saul was blinded by Jesus while traveling, and that was it. Saul was convinced. Saul became a believer in the divinity of Jesus Christ. Saul was later named Paul and he became one of the most dedicated evangelists of the Gospel of Jesus.
Paul wrote many letters to many different churches and cities in which he tells them how to follow Jesus Christ more properly. Paul suffered a lot in his life as a Christian and he felt that Jesus was making him an example to show how a Christian is supposed to live. Paul had full faith in Jesus Christ and Jesus in turn saved him from many plans that people had against his life. He was imprisoned more than many other apostles and he was later beheaded for his unfaltering zeal for Jesus and he died knowing full well where he was going.
I really enjoy the story of Paul because he was as pious of a Jew as you can find, and yet even he was convinced of Jesus. He didn't know Jesus while he was on this earth, but he was able to call himself one of his apostles because he had seen Jesus when he was confronted while traveling. Paul had bad vision for the rest of his life. But the main reason that I enjoy Paul is because even if you have some doubts about the four Gospels, Paul had nothing to do with them and was completely separate from the history of it. But if this man was able to turn to Christ with such faith, then anyone could.
If you have any interesting information about Paul or any thoughts, just leave a comment.

1 comment:

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