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Who are you?
One of the things Paul did not have to wonder about, through his experience he knew who He was before and who he was when he wrote to Timothy.
(1Tim1:1) in this passage today he offers proof of the gospel at work in his life (ACt9:1-22, 22:1-21 and 26:9-18)
Because of the gospel, because he was called he knew was an Apostle.
He in our passage offers up his own personal testimony of a transformed life to prove that the gospel of grace really works.
Saul’s conversion (Act9:1-22)
breathing murders
Breathing threats and murder he comes authorized by the high priests to go to Damascus and along the way encounters the Christ
And in a vision brings in another man to bring the good news to Saul
Act9:15-16
And it lead to Saul’s baptism
ACt9:18
Saul the one who gave threats and murders, sent with authority; was an educated Jew and a persecutor of the Way (Christians) (Act22:1-21)
ACt22:3-4
Saul was given a charge and it was delivered by an unlikely source
ACt22:12-13
Act22:12
Act22:14-15
And it lead to Saul’s response to the Gospel
Saul who used threats, murdered with authority, who was a persecutor who tried to force people to blaspheme Jesus (Act26:9-18)
ACt26:11
When he encountered the Lord was called, and commissioned
ACt26:
ACt22:17-
Through the example of Saul we can see God’s saving grace, God’s mercy and God’s transformation of Saul to be Paul the Apostle!
And if he could be transformed anyone could!
He offers his own testimony to us in our passage today; the glorious gospel he was entrusted with is what we have and respond to today (1Tim1:11)
Thankful Saul, was not always thankful, but God had a plan to use him.
I. What Paul was
1Tim1:13
He tells you himself he was formerly a blasphemer.
blasphemer.
Noun.
(plural blasphemers) One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
He tells you he was a persecutor
Persecutor: To pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
2. to annoy or trouble persistently.
So we have a man who was a blasphemer because he denied the deity of Christ and a persecutor because he continually harassed those who believed in Christ.
His aim, was to destroy the church
That was his life, breathing these threats.
He wanted to persecute the church of God (1Cor15:9)
He discovered he was not just persecuting the church but the Lord of the church and over the church, the Messiah Himself (Act9:4)
Act9:4
Saul thought he was doing the work of God but in reality it was the work against God and His anointed the Christ.
Saul consented to the stoning of Stephen (Act8:1-4)
Act8:3-4
He was a violent man, an injurious man in some translations which means he was “proud and insolent.”
You know the type, the man who throws his weight around, his authority, someone who is haughty, arrogant, you know in other words a bully.
But there is a reason for it too, we need to quickly look at the verse again.
(1Tim1:13) other verses used too (ACt22:3; Gal1:13-14; 1Cor2:14; 2Cor4:3-4 and reference to Php3:1-11)
The reason, was ignorance and unbelief.
- He was an educated man
ACt22:3
He was zealous for God, knew the law well, trained under the best
He was advancing over his contemporaries, his countrymen.
But he was blinded from the truth
See you cannot see as a natural man cannot understand the spiritual things of God.
Being religious does not mean you are going to heaven, Saul loved God, knew of God, served in a manner he believed God would want.
But it was not until he put his faith in Christ that his destination changed because his relationship changed.
Look at Php3:1-11
Php3:
(take a couple of minutes and expand on the verses above)
So here is Saul, a man who man who the disciples could not change, his friends would not want him to change, but God had a plan to save him.
And if He can save and convert Saul, He could do it to anyone.
Paul the Christian, the Apostle continues with offering up his own testimony as evidence of his transformation, of his conversion.
II.
From Saul to Paul - the conversion
How could God, why would God save and forgive a self-righteous sinner like Saul?
We find the answer in the following verses.
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(insert slide mercy and grace - already saved on system)
God poured out His mercy on Saul and gave him grace, something Saul did not deserve, nor do we.
“Grace and Mercy are God’s love in action” - Bible Exposition Commentary
The action of God’s love in action was sending the Christ to be the perfect sacrifice.
To pay the price for lost sinners (Jn3:16; Eph2:8-9, 2:4, 7)
Eternal life offered
Offered to those who by faith are in receipt of God’s gift of grace
Because God is rich in mercy for us, because of His great love for us we could bve saved.
Just as Saul the murderous, blasphemer, who persecuted the church and wanted to destroy it was saved.
Why, so others may come to know!
So I mentioned ignorance before, so what did ignorance have to do with Saul’s salvation?
Is ignorance and acceptable excuse before God? NO!
In Lev5:15-19 it speaks of sins of ignorance, they still had their consequences, as it also states again in Num15:22ff
Sins done intentionally under the law, the person was cut off, but sings of ignorance allowed a means of sacrifice for atonement of those sins.
Jesus prayed about sins of ignorance from the cross (Lk23:34)
Ignorance does not equate to salvation, nor did Jesus prayer give them salvation, but what it did it delay God’s judgment, making way for them to come to Jesus and to be saved, but now the times of ignorance are gone.
(Act17:30) - others scriptures used or referenced (2The1:3; Eph1:19; Rom8:37; 1Tim1:15; 1Cor15:9; Eph3:8)
How much grace was received?
Abundant grace according to the verse, some same exceedingly abundant grace.
Grace that increases faith (2The1:3)
Grace that has surpassing power (Eph1:19)
Grace that makes us more than conquerors (Rom8:37)
While Paul is using his own testimony to be an exhibit of salvation, he makes it known it is not for him alone (1Tim1:15)
so our zealot Jew, who murdered Christians, persecuted Christians wanted to destroy the church, who tells us he is the chief of sinners, if he could be saved, anyone could be ad can be today.
Even in his walk he was humble
He considered himself the least of the apostles, not even fit to be called one, and the least of the saints
A recipient of the grace of God to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ!
III.
Paul the Apostle
Who Saul was, who we were is not who we are in Christ, or are being transformed into by Christ and His Holy Spirit.
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