How Did St. Augustine Converted To Christianity

Saint Augustine converted to christianity in the year 386 after reading a story from Saint Paul. and after reading the story he converted. Saint Paul also converted to Christianity on the road to Damascus. St. Augustine and St. Paul have some similarities. Like St. Augustine who was a philosopher so was St. Paul. They were both sent to or attended very prestigious schools. Saint Paul’s conversion story is a miracle. On the way to Damascus a blinding light came down and blinded Paul who was called Saul. While blinded he heard a voice “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”(Acts 9:4 NIV). Paul didn’t know who he was talking to since he was blinded so he asked who was talking to him and the response was “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Now …show more content…
Somewhere else in Damascus a disciple named Ananias had a vision of Jesus Christ saying that Paul is chosen to lead people and help them convert to Christianity. So Ananias found Paul at Judas’s house and told him that Jesus sent him to restore his sight. and when Ananias laid hands on Paul his sight was restored and later he was baptized and became a Christian. In Paul’s story he saw the vision of Christ, none of the people around him saw the vision. So God wanted this to only be sent to one person, Paul or Saul. Saul was his original name but after his conversion he changed his name to Paul.Paul’s conversion is legitimate because of the Divine revelation that he had on the road to Damascus. The only way he was cured from his blindness was because the of the Holy Spirit. Paul was not depressed on his way to Damascus so he did not convert because of depression. By his vision and the Holy Spirit fixing his blindness he definitely came closer to God and it also made him feel better because he could see and he was back to eating. While some of the conversion to christianity are because of depression and or a depressive episode Paul’s conversion is one of the most legitimate conversions to this