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In this chapter, we find the most remarkable conversion story in the entire Bible.
Saul, the fierce persecutor of the assembly (church) is literally brought to a complete halt. The wolf becomes the lamb!
Now read the ninth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles and answer the questions of this lesson.
Saul is the name of the first king in Israel and means the one who has been asked for (1 Samuel 9:2).
Your response:
In verse , the Lord Jesus calls him twice by this name from heaven. Ananias also addresses him by this name in verse .
Let us first take a more in depth look at Saul, who later became Paul.
In verses 1 and 2 of our chapter, we read about how fanatical Paul was. This is also evident from Acts 26:9-11.
He persecuted the disciples, threw them into prison, forced them to blaspheme, and gave his approval when they were murdered. It was not enough for him to act against the disciples in Jerusalem, but he even went to foreign cities after them. He believed that he was serving God in doing so!
As we see from 1 Timothy 1:13b, he acted and in .
In 2 Timothy 1:3, we even read that his conscience was .
Is conscience the sure measure of good and evil? Obviously not! But what then is the measure?
Or: Where can we read what, in God's view, is good and what is evil?
The Lord says to this: Blessed are they who the and it! (Luke 11:28)
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Bible course: The Acts of the Apostles - Part 2
