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Paul’s early upbringing
Apostle Paul’s original name was Saul XXX XXXXXX. XX XXX XXXX on X XXX in XXXXXX Cilicia the current XXXXXX. His father was XXXXX Antipater XXX mother XXXXXX and the XXXXXXX were XXXXXXXXX who XXXX strict XXXXXXXX of the Mosaic laws. XX XXX a sister called XXXXXX II XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX (XXXX XX:XX). XX XXX born in the south-XXXXXXX corner of the XXXXXX-day Tarsus, Turkey. He XXXXX about XXXX/XXX XX XXXX. He was a Roman XXXXXXX (Acts 16:37) brought XX XXXX a Jewish family XXXX resided in Tarsus city. XXXX city was an XXXXXXXXX XXXXX centre during XXX reign XX Alexander the great. XX XXX XXXXXXXX XXX studied XXX trained XXXXX Gamaliel (Acts 22:X)(Schnelle, XXXX).
Paul XXX primarily a tent-XXXXX (Acts 18:X-3). XX worked with XXXXXX XXX Priscilla XX co-workers in XXXX-XXXXXX (XXXXXX XX:3-X). He XXXXX XXXXXX as a XXXXXXXXXX XXX the Christians and approved XXXXXXX of Stephen (Acts X). He was XX a XXXXXXXXX lineage and XXXXXX ancestry and XXX parents protected him XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX the XXXXXXXX.
Paul’s XXXXXXXXX
XX XXXXXXX under Gamaliel XX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX lineages in the temple period. XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX far beyond XXX XXXXX experts who had a XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX prophetic XXXXXXXXXXXX. XX XXXXXXXX his XXXXXXXXX at the XXXXXX XX Gamaliel that was XXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXX. He XXX XXXXXXXX educated on XXX XXXXXXXXX law XXXX made XXX zealous of God. He XXX broader exposure XX classical literature, XXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXX. XX was XXXXXXXX in the XXXXX system and XXX able XX read XXXXXXXX XXX read XXXXXXX Greek.
How Paul XXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX
XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX Jesus XX XXX XXX XX Damascus where XXXXX XXXXXXXX to him. (Acts 9:X). XXXX XXXX trusted XXX messianic nature of Jesus thus devoting all XXX energy XXX life XXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXXX led XX the XXXXX of XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX early XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX back to XX-37 AD(John, 2001). XXX conversion was XXXXXXX him seeing XXX risen XXXXXX XXXXXXX a divine revelation XX XXXXX Christ to XXX. His XXXXXXXXXX XXX to XXX XXXX change from Saul XXX XXXXXXXXXX to Paul. XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXX way to XXXXXXXX he was suddenly surrounded by a XXXXX of light XXX XXXXX asked him why he was XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX. XXXXX XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXX XXXXX saw XXXXXX. He XXXX XXXXXX blind and XXXXX XXXX him XXX XXX to Damascus XXXXX he XXXXXX without XXXX or water for three days his XXXXXXXX was restored XX Ananias XXX XXXX he got baptised and XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXX (Acts 9:1-XX)(Togarasei, 2007).
Paul’s ministry
XX Jerusalem, Paul XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX should XXXX following XXX XXXXXX XXX. Paul writes the XXXXXXX XX Philippians, Ephesians, XXXXXXXXXX and Philemon when he is XXX on house arrest in XXXX. Paul helped in XXX XXXXXX XX the XXXXXX through preaching. In XXX work he encouraged the Christians to XXXXXXXXXX of good tidings. XX XXX to announce the XXXXXX XX God’s XXXXXXXXX and saving XXXXX on Christians. XXX salvation XXXXXXX God’s XXXXX unto the Christian is for XXXXXXXX XXX believes in God.
XX also XXXXXXXX the XXXXXX of Christ. XX XXXXXXXX XXX divine XXXXXXXXX of Christ on XXX XXXXXXXXX’s life. XXXXXXX XXXX XXXX preached the prophetic excellence XX Jesus XXXXXX while disclosing the depths XX celestial XXXXXX through which the XXXXXXXXXX are XXXXXXXXXXXX XX messengers XX Christ. XX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX the perfection of XXX Lord’s humanity XX the righteous that XXXXXXX the inner souk satisfaction. XX preached XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXX Gentiles and XXX’s favour to XXX (XXXX X:15, XX:X).
XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX while preaching
XXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXX Barnabas XXX XXX to Cyprus XXX XXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX Gentile Christians XXXX being forced to XXXX XXX XXXXXX XXX. Paul follows XXXX direction back at Antioch where he challenges XXXXX XX the Jewish law.
XX his XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, he takes with him XXXXX on XX a XXXXXXX to XXXX and
went through Corinth XXX XXXXXX. On XXXX XXXXXXX the apostle writes to Thessalonians. He XXXX goes XX XXXXXXXXX and Antioch XXX the XXXXX ministerial XXXX. XX writes XX Galatians and XXXXXXXXXX while in Ephesus. Paul XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Greece and then XXXXXX the letter XX XXXXXX.
XX XX arrested in Jerusalem and imprisoned at XXXXXXXX where he takes XXXX XX XXXXXX on XXX journey XX XXXX. After XXX XXXXXXX he XXXXXXX XX Spain XXXXX XXX books XX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXX. He then XXXXXXX to Rome and he XX XXXXXXXX there(XXXXXXXX, XXXX).
XXX XXXX XXXXXX spread XXX XXXXXXXXX message
The letters written epistles XX Paul had huge XXXXXXXXX on Christianity and XXXXXXXX. XXX books had greater influence XXXXXXXX on XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX the God XXX XXXXX Christ. Paul XXXXXXX churches to help spread the XXXXXX XXX authored thirteen books XX the holy bible. He wrote XXXX XXXXX than XXX XXXXX XXXXXXX XXX writers to XXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX large number of XXXXXXXXXX.
He was a tireless champion XX Christianity XXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX calling, he XXXXXXXXXX the gospel XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXX,’’ This man XX my chosen XXXXXXXXXX XX the Gentiles XXX their XXXXX XX XXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXX (XXXX 9:15). He XXXX proclaimed XXX name of XXXXXX XX XXXX XXXXX Agrippa II a Gentile XXXX (XXXX XX), XXXXXX XXX XXXXX in XXXXXXXX(Porter, XXXX).
References
John, P. (XXXX).Exploring XXXX: XX expository XXXXXXXXXX .
XXXXXX, S. X. (2016).The appostle XXXX:his life, thought, and letters. XX. B. XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX.
Schnelle, X. (2005).XXXXXXXX Paul: XXX life XXX theology.
Togarasei, X. (2007). The conversion XX XXXX XX a prototype of XXXXXXXXXX in XXXXXXX Christianity.XXXXXXXX Missiological XXXXXX, XXX-XXX.
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