Paul's Credibility As An Apostle For Christianity

In the text, Paul developed his argument by building up his credibility as an apostle for Christianity. Paul was previously known to fight against Christianity and refuse what it held true. However, he wanted to convince the Gentiles, those who did not follow the Christian faith, that he was previously blinded from the truth. He claimed to have had undertaken a revelation from God and discovered God as the truth he was missing. “If I build up again the very things that I once tore down, then I demonstrate that I am a transgressor” (Letters of Galatians: 2:18). He had now taken part in convincing others that God was the faith to follow. His transition to believe in God built up his creditable because he showed the reader that even he, a rebel against Christianity, had begun to follow the religion. …show more content…
He used the source of his revelation to show that he did not speak of false beliefs. As a response to claims that he was not a justified Christian leader, Paul defended his apostleship by saying that Jesus Christ called to him. “the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not human origin… nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ”. (Galatians: 2: 11-12). This claim meant that he had a more direct source of information, unlike others who received words of faith through oral sources. Not only were his interactions with God himself but, it also meant that what he spoke wasn’t false. To have had a divine figure speak to you was a powerful claim to have had in this time. To have had such an encounter meant that what he spoke wasn’t