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How does Paul portray the life of an apostle? We have compiled these articles to help you study those whom God chose to set before us as examples in His Word. The apostle Paul led a dramatic and fascinating life from his conversion on the road to Damascus to his imprisonments to his speeches in the public square.
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Paul and his companions suffered such extreme pressure during a particular situation in Asia they “despaired even of life.” Scholars aren’t sure what event Paul referred to in these verses, but it was a situation so dire Paul believed he and his companions might die. Acts 20:13-38, The Truth on Trial
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Acts 25:23-26:32, Strength in Weakness
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Therefore, God allowed something into Paul’s life to foster humility - a “thorn of the flesh.”.
Reports of uncertain reliability place Paul's death at about a.d. 67 under the deranged oversight of Nero. Corinthians and Romans from his third missionary journies. Kathy Howard is the author of 7 books including the new Bible study, Lavish Grace: Poured Out, Poured Through, and Overflowing. endobj
Then, Paul's arrival in Jerusalem was followed quickly by arrest and a two-year imprisonment in Caesarea Maritima.
His letters shaped the believers in the early church just as they do today.
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How do you think you would feel toward God if he allowed you to be homeless, hungry and thirsty, ill-clad, and brutally treated? The third was Paul’s Latin name, Paullus. While studying Paul’s life for my newest Bible study, I discovered several “new” things about the apostle of grace. Overview of New Testament Healings. He is the author of the books Applying the Bible and The Superman Syndrome and of many Bible study guides including the LifeGuide® Bible Studies Abraham, David, Galatians, God's Comfort, Hope, Pleasing God, Romans, Self-Esteem and Spiritual Warfare. Why are logic, argumentation and even testimony not enough to bring people to Christ? But a closer examination of Scripture tells a little different story. endobj
First, let's do a quick summary of what we know about Paul. He died, probably as a martyr in Rome, in the mid- to late a.d. 60s. Jack Kuhatschek. As I prepared my notes for this study course, I could not help but be in awe of this most remarkable Man of God. How should this be a warning to us as we study the Scriptures?
Others, like our man Epaphras, enter the scene for mere second and are gone. But he saw and heard “inexpressible things.” Pride would be the natural sinful response to an experience like this, but pride and conceit have no place in God’s servant. All rights reserved. What are the immediate effects of the earthquake and its "aftershocks" throughout the night? Paul’s life stands as a testimony to God’s power and grace working in the lives of His people to carry out His purposes. Luke, who is the author of the book of Acts, tells us, "When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and talked abusively against what Paul was saying." It was Jesus — to Paul's chagrin not a dead troublemaker but the risen Lord. Paul, in the New Testament known by his Hebrew name Saul until Acts 13:9, was apparently educated from boyhood in Jerusalem, not Tarsus (Acts 22:3). 1 0 obj
Throughout Paul’s ministry he suffered trials and persecution for the sake of Christ. 10 Things the Bible Says about the Mark of the Beast, 10 Things Everyone Should Know about Jehovah's Witnesses and Their Beliefs, How to Tell if Your Struggles Are from You, God, or Satan, Modern Day Heroes - Today's Insight - November 11, 2020, 6 Healing Lessons from America’s Veterans.
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God gave Paul a glimpse of heaven during his early years as a believer, perhaps during his time of spiritual retreat in Arabia (Galatians 1:17).