1:13
Paul does not try to put any gloss on his past life, but is completely open about what he was like and what he tried to do. He violently persecuted the church and tried to destroy it. In Paul we see how God completely transforms a man, and we also see how God completely forgives a man. His actions were completely opposed to Christ, and caused much harm to Christians. There was no excuse for him, but in Christ he is made righteous.
1:14
Some may have tried to make the argument that Paul was promoting Christianity because he was a “failed Jew”, or not being successful enough in making progress in Judaism. Nothing could be further from the truth. Paul was advancing ahead of many people of his age. He was extremely zealous for the “traditions of the my fathers”. Paul’s life was all about traditional Judaism, and he was very good at it!
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