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Saul’s Conversion

Saul’s Conversion. “’Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’ ‘Who are you, Lord?’ Saul asked. ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting’” Acts 9:4, 5. Acts 9:1 - 19. Damascus Road (32-33 A.D.) A. Saw the risen Christ (I Cor. 9:1) B. Was blinded C. Traveling companions heard the sound.

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Saul’s Conversion

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  1. Saul’s Conversion “’Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’ ‘Who are you, Lord?’ Saul asked. ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting’” Acts 9:4, 5 Acts 9:1 - 19

  2. Damascus Road (32-33 A.D.) • A. Saw the risen Christ (I Cor. 9:1) • B. Was blinded • C. Traveling companions heard the sound • In Damascus • A. Saul was blind and did not eat for three days • B. Ananias called by God in a vision to restore Saul’s sight • C. “This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel” Acts 9:15 • D. Saul was baptized

  3. E. Immediately Paul began to preach in the synagogues - Jesus is the Son of God 1. he grew more powerful 2. he baffled the Jews 3. he gave proof that Jesus is the Christ (v. 22) • Arabian Evangelization • A. Was this a quiet contemplation (retreat) about Jesus? • B. Paul must have been preaching (2 Cor. 11:32) • 1. stirred up trouble with Arabian authorities

  4. Theology of Paul’s Conversion • Four strands of Biblical evidence to prove Christianity as a divine revelation • A. Fact of the empty tomb • B. Jesus’ many post-resurrection appearances • C. Disciple’s sudden transformation from fearful friends to fearless proclaimers • D. Conversion and apostleship of Paul

  5. Six Theological Deductions Regarding Paul’s Encounter with Jesus • A. His theology and Christology were corrected • 1. Jesus was the long-awaited Messiah • 2. resurrection – showed him to be the Son of God • B. Early church were the people of the Messiah • 1. Stephen was right • C. Salvation not by law-keeping, rather a gift • 1. Christ was the end of the Law as a way of righteousness Rom. 10:4 • D. Salvation was universal and appropriate to the Gentiles

  6. E. Persecution of Christians meant persecution of the Messiah 1. there is an intimate union between Christ and the church (body and its head) 2. ecclesiology was formed (ekklhsia) F. A new eschatology was formed 1. Messianic kingdom is already a reality • Eschatological Theology • A. Kingdom of God of the Eschaton has already begun in its salvation model • 1. Jesus has already entered upon his messianic reign • a. Proved by the resurrection and ascension

  7. 2. Eschatological resurrection of the dead has begun in Christ (1 Cor. 15: 21–23) 3. Eschatological outpouring of the Spirit has begun (Joel 2:28-32) 4. Eschatological “life in the Spirit” had begun a. believers at the core of their being – never more resurrected than they already are 5. Eschatological judgment has already occurred for Christians (Rom. 5:1) a. Imputed righteousness of Christ b. Never more righteous in God’s sight than right now

  8. B. Termination of the age of promise and beginning of the age of fulfillment 1. Appearance of Jesus – earth history now in redemptive model 2. Christians – no longer citizens of this age but of the Age to Come

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