Saul's Mistakes In The Life Of Jesus

Saul was a nonbeliever in Christ who was traveling to Damascus. As he journeyed, an astoundingly bright light shot out from the sky and knocked him over. A voice came from the sky and questioned Paul asking why he was persecuting Him. Saul questioned him and the voice replied that he was Jesus. Jesus told him to get up and go to the city. The other men with Saul were astonished, as they heard the voice but saw no one speaking. They continued for Damascus. However, Saul was blinded by the bright light. His blindness continued for three days, and he could not eat or drink during this time either. Meanwhile, a man named Ananias received a vision from the Lord telling him to go in search for a man named Saul. Ananias was hesitant at first as he had heard of many evils that Saul had done. The Lord was persistent though, and told Ananias to go as Saul was a chosen one. Ananias reached Saul and …show more content…
He also began preaching about Jesus being the Son of God. Those who knew of Saul's previous mistakes were astonished at his new teaching ways. After Saul had been teaching for a significant amount of time and spreading the Word of God, the Jews has made plans to kill him. Upon hearing this, the apostles helped him to escape. Once Saul had escaped the killing of the Jews, he tried to join in teaching the disciples in Jerusalem. They refused to believe that he was a disciple due to his past mistakes. One man, Barnabas, took it upon himself to guide Saul to the apostles. He continued his speaking in the name of the Lord. This story is only a small sample of the teaching of Saul. Later in Saul's life, his name was changed to Paul and he continued to preach in the name of the Lord. His conversion is significant as it teaches readers that they can change and convert into the church, and they should be accepting of converts as well. Those who convert back into the Church must know that they will be accepted and guided, just as Saint Paul