PAUL ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS

PAUL ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS

   
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          Paul was a jew born in Tarsus, but he was also a born Roman citizen, which was unusual. As a young man, he studied with a great Jewish teacher, Gamaliel, and he became a Pharisee and
  a teacher of the jewish law. When the Early Church began to spread the gospel, Paul, then called Saul, was the most feared prosecutor of the Christian. God, however, had another plan for
  Paul's life.
     
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   On the Road to Damascus to imprison more believers, Paul was stopped by a great light. "Why do you persecute?" the Lord asked him. "I want you yo preach the gospel to the world."
  And Paul's life changed immediately. In Damascus, instead of arresting believers, Paul preached about Jesus in the synagogue. The Jews became so angry, they plotted to kill him. Friends
  lowered him in a basket over the wall of the city so he could escape.
     
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   As God led him, Paul began to make missionary journeys around the Roman Empire, preaching the gospel and starting churches.