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Journeys of the Apostle Paul

Journeys of the Apostle Paul. From Sinner to Saint (His journey to Damascus). Saul of Tarsus (Gal. 1:13) (HIS STANDING BEFORE MEN). A Hebrew of the Hebrews – Acts 22:3; 26:4-5; Gal. 1:13-14; Phil. 3:4-6 Advanced beyond peers, Acts 22:3, 5 Concerning the law: A Pharisee, Phil. 3:5

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Journeys of the Apostle Paul

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  1. Journeys of the Apostle Paul From Sinner to Saint (His journey to Damascus)

  2. Saul of Tarsus(Gal. 1:13)(HIS STANDING BEFORE MEN) • A Hebrew of the Hebrews – Acts 22:3; 26:4-5; Gal. 1:13-14; Phil. 3:4-6 • Advanced beyond peers,Acts 22:3, 5 • Concerning the law: A Pharisee,Phil. 3:5 • “Strictness of our fathers’ law”(Acts 22:3, 26:5; 23:6-9) • Neglected weightier matters (Matt. 23:23) • Bound human traditions(Matt. 15:6-9; Gal. 1:14)

  3. Saul of Tarsus(Gal. 1:13)(HIS STANDING BEFORE MEN) • A Hebrew of the Hebrews – Acts 22:3; 26:4-5; Gal. 1:13-14; Phil. 3:4-6 • Concerning zeal: Persecuting the church,Acts 8:3; 22:4; 26:9-11; 9:1-2 • Feared by the saints (Acts 9:13-14, 26) • Concerning the righteousness in the law: Blameless, Phil. 3:6; Gal. 1:14 • Deserving no censure, free of defect

  4. Saul of Tarsus(Gal. 1:13)(HIS STANDING BEFORE MEN) • Lessons for us: • Approval of men does not approve us before God, Phil. 3:7; Rom. 2:17-24 • Zeal without knowledge is futile, Rom. 10:2 • Cannot trust our moral / religious advantages to save us (Acts 10:1-2)

  5. Saul of Tarsus(1 Tim. 1:13-15)(HIS STANDING BEFORE GOD) • A Sinner of the Sinners • Blasphemer (1:13); Acts 26:9 • Persecutor of Christ (1:13); Acts 22:19-20 • Insolent (arrogant) (1:13); Acts 26:11 • Unbelieving & ignorant (1:13)

  6. Saul of Tarsus(1 Tim. 1:13-15)(HIS STANDING BEFORE GOD) • Lessons for us: • The way we see ourselves is not necessarily the way God sees us, Rom. 2:17; 1 Cor. 4:4 (Rev. 3:15-17) • The will & ways of men do not defeat the plans of God, Prov. 19:21; (Acts 26:14; 5:39) • Pride goes before a fall, Prov. 16:18

  7. Saul of Tarsus(Acts 9, 22)(HIS JOURNEY TO SALVATION) • From Unbelief to Faith (Jesus Appears to Saul) – Acts 9:3-6 • Penetrating question…God’s displeasure… Saul’s futility • Asked the Lord’s Will – Acts 9:6 • “What would you have me to do?” • In Damascus: Told what he must do (22:10-16)

  8. Saul of Tarsus(Acts 9, 22)(HIS JOURNEY TO SALVATION) • His Faith Produced Repentance –Acts 9:9, 11 • No longer the strident persecutor • Humble, trembling sinner (fasting, prayer) • His Faith Compelled Him to be Baptized – Acts 22:16 (9:18) • His Life Immediately Changed – Acts 9:19-22

  9. Saul of Tarsus(Acts 9, 22)(HIS JOURNEY TO SALVATION) • Lessons for us: • Our treatment of Christians is our treatment of Christ (Matt. 25:40) • Self-examination is an essential expression of faith (Acts 2:36-37) • Blessed when we believe without “seeing” (Jno. 20:29; 1 Pet. 1:8-9) • We must do what God tells us in order to be saved (Matt. 7:21)

  10. Saul of Tarsus(Acts 9, 22)(HIS JOURNEY TO SALVATION) • Lessons for us: • Repentance will cause drastic changes in one’s life (Acts 26:20) • Without baptism one’s sins are not washed away (Acts 22:16; 1 Pet. 3:21) • When we are Christians we are to be different than we used to be (Rom. 6:1-6)

  11. Saul of Tarsus(1 Tim. 1:14-16)(HIS CONVERSION IS OUR EXAMPLE) • God’s Mercy Available to All Through Faith in Christ, 1:14-15 • Paul is a Pattern of God’s Mercy & Longsuffering, 1:16 • “an outline, sketch, brief and summary exposition” – cf. Rom. 7:24…8:1 • “Specimen” sinner who encourages us all!

  12. Saul of Tarsus(HIS JOURNEY FROM SINNER TO SAINT) • From blasphemer to defender • From arrogant opponent to self-abased servant • From persecutor to persecuted • From sinner to saint Romans 1:16-17

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