GOSPEL
Before becoming the great missionary evangelist, Paul was known as
Saul the persecutor of the Christian church. As a devout Jew Saul sought to
quiet the quickly growing movement of men and women who followed Jesus Christ. He had
permission from the High Priest to persecute those found worshiping the Lord
(Acts 9:1, 2).
When Paul started preaching, Jesus'
followers were Jews who believed that Jesus had revealed himself as God's
promised Messiah to his chosen people. They focused their ministry on sharing
this remarkable news with other Jews. Paul made the radical departure of
preaching to non-Jews (Gentiles), saying that, through Jesus, God had extended
salvation to Gentiles.
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