Heroic Story - Apostle Paul
Somewhere around 63 – 70 A.D., under Roman law, Luke the Apostle tells us the story of Saul. Saul would later be known as Paul after a change of lifestyle and belief. During this time, Paul was a Pharisee – a "high and mighty" member of the church that believed the Christian movement was dangerous to the Jews. This was the fuel to Paul's fire as he mercilessly persecuted Christians.
Also in this period of time, the New Testament of Jesus Christ was not being taught widely to non-Jews. The Jews did not accept the fact that God loved the Gentiles just the same, and the Gentiles were having a hard time accepting the fact that God would accept them as they were.
The heroic journey Paul embarks upon begins when he has a meeting with the high priest. He asks him for permission to travel to the city of Damascus with the intent of finding any Christians and taking them back to Jerusalem as prisoners. Once in Jerusalem, the Christians would be tried and either be acquitted, or......
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