SobieskiSavedEurope
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Learning from the mistakes of people who are already better than yourself.Yeah, both the Jews did. As did everyone in the Bible.They both sound like they had their scum-bag moments.
So first question is will you link to a website that supports what you say,
And
Two, why is it you are unfamiliar with two of the biggest figures in Christianity yet you proclaim to be an expert theologian?
If everyone in the Bible has had scum-bag moments, then what's the purpose of following it? LOL
When did I proclaim to be an expert theologian?
Hahaha, You Negroids crack me up.
From what I read Saul the Apostle Paul was an early betrayer of Christians, and anti-Christian terrorist,
as for King Saul of Israel earlier, he was involved with concubines, and sacrfice offerings.
I certainly wouldn't say they are better than myself in terms of morality.
Before his Conversion on the road to Damascus Paul The Apostle was called Saul of Tarsas - he was born in what is now Tersous in Turkey, he began as an Anti-Jesus Christ Extremist like we STILL have TODAY and he was fanatical about persecuting the early followers of Jesus of Nazareth Our Lord and Messiah.
So anyhow Saul of Tarsas was on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus to hunt down followers of Jesus Christ so he could take them back to Jerusalem so they could be tortured and executed by his fellow Extremists (this is all accounted in Acts aka The Acts of The Apostles it's Book Five in The New Testament if you want to read it) in the middle of this journey he met the Resurrected Jesus Christ who spoke to him:
Acts 9: 4-5
"He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied."
So Saul was then blinded for three days, Jesus Christ sent one of his disciples Ananias of Damascus to restore the sight of Saul of Tarsas and also to give him further instructions in the way of Jesus Christ Our Lord after all of this Saul was BAPTISED, another crucial difference between Jews and Christians WE get BAPTISED they do NOT, all of this is in Acts 9:18 and Acts 22:16.
Acts 9:18
"And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized."
Acts 22:16
"And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord."
Ananias was Martyred eventually in Eleutheropolis, and you should know that in OUR religion the Roman Catholic religion that he is Saint Ananias II.
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St. Ananias II - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
So after Saul of Tarsas was Baptised he became a Missionary a Christian Missionary and devoted his life to spreading the word of Jesus Christ Our Lord and Messiah. The name change from Saul to Paul had NOTHING to do with him Converting to Christianity, he was a Roman Citizen his Jewish name was Saul but under Roman Law he had to have a Latin name also which was Paulus (Paul)
In Romans I in the Salutation there is extensive descriptions of Paul The Apostle Post-Conversion, where he now describes himself as a Servant of Jesus Christ, where he now describes Jesus Christ as The True Messiah AND The Son of God:
Romans I Salutation
"Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy scriptures, the gospel concerning His Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be Son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness by resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for the sake of His name, including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. To all God’s beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
Personally I don't see how Paul should've become an Apostle if he was an accomplice in getting early Christians tortured, and executed before conversion.