Apostle Paul Change Over Time

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Ever since his conversion on the way to Damascus the apostle Paul was a devoted follower of Christ, approximately nineteen years after the death of Jesus in 30 A.D. this had not changed, in acts seventeen Paul is found waiting on Silas and Timothy to join him in Athens. While waiting Paul found the city filled with idols and became distressed. Immediately he started speaking in synagogues and market places to any who would listen to the good news. Subsequently this attracted a group of philosophers who began debating about his odd teachings. Furthermore they brought Paul to a meeting at the Areopagus where they asked to know more about his new teachings. Considering the abundance of idols in the city Paul reasoned that the Athenians were an

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