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Saul persecuted the Christians as they didn't believe the Jewish oral or written law. He was also afraid of how rapid the religion was growing and very envious of it. Saul felt it was his place to protect the Jewish religion and would do whatever it took to do it.
Saul persecuted and killed some of the Christians because of their beliefs.
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Who gave Saul authority to arrest Christians?
Saul, later known as the apostle Paul, was given authority by the high priest in Jerusalem to arrest Christians. He believed it was his duty to persecute followers of Jesus, which led to his transformation after a personal encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus.
Who did saul persecute?
Christ-Christians
Why did Paul follow in Jesus footsteps?
A zealous persecutor of the Christians one day Saul was traveling on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus on a mission to "bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem" when the resurrected Jesus appeared to him in a great light and asked "Saul, why do you persecute me?". Saul was blinded by the great light, but his sight was restored by Ananias a Christian living in Damascus. Saul became a Christian himself at this point, was baptised, took the new name Paul, and was as zealous to spread Christianity from then on as he had been to persecute Christians and try to eliminate Christianity before his direct encounter with the resurrected Jesus.
Who said saul why do you persecute me?
DavidAnswer:Acts 9:4, 5 - Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" 5 And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" Then the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads." [NKJV]
What was saul's original mission?
To kill arrest the Christians and persecute them
Where did saul persecute christians?
Jewish authorities gave Saul authority to persecute Christians.
Where did saul first enconter Jesus?
Saul encontered Jesus on his was to Damascus .
What spectacular event happened to St. Paul on the road to Damascus and how did it change his life?
Saul, as he was then known, was on his way to Damascus in order to persecute Christians when a brilliant light from heaven shone. The voice of Jesus spoke to him saying " Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?... I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks." Saul turned in an instant from persecuter to believer, and inquired of the Lord as to what he should do. Saul also temporarily lost his vision.
Does paul become saul?
No. Saul became Paul because Saul murdered Christians, but when he started following Jesus, Jesus changed his name to Paul.
Was Paul Saul aways always a servant of Christ Jesus?
Saul who became Paul was a sworn enemy of jesus first.
Where was Saul when Jesus was alive?
King Saul and Jesus were not contemporaneous: Jesus died about 32 or 33AD but King Saul died about 1010BC. However, Paul the Apostle came from Tarsus and changed his name to 'Saul 'upon his conversion.
What is a summary of Acts chapter 9 in the bible?
Saul seeks Christians in Damascus to being back to Jerusalem to persecute. A voice asks, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?' , and tells him it is hard to prick against the goads (kicks). (Jesus is the farmer, Saul is the ox -- stubborn, yet being goaded in the right direction.) Saul is struck blind. His travelling companions do not hear anything. God tells Ananias to meet Saul, and where he can find him. Ananias lays hands on Saul, and the scales fall from his eyes. Saul is baptised. To everyone's amazement, Saul preaches in Damascus. The Jews plot to kill Saul, so he escapes in a basket over the walls of Damascus. Saul meets up with the initially wary Christians in Jerusalem, and disputes against the Hellenists. When the Hellenists try to kill him too, the Christians send Saul to Tarsus. The churches in Judea, Galilee and Samaria prosper. In Lydda, Peter heals Aeneas, who was bedridden with paralysis, so all Lydda believe. Peter raises Dorcas from Joppa from the dead. Peter stays with Simon, a tanner. (For a law-keeping Jew of that time, it was strictly forbidden to associate with anyone who routinely worked with dead animals.)
