1. All Things New Acts 9

2. Who was Saul of Tarsus?  Roman citizen Acts 22:27–28 The commander came and said to Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And Paul said, “Yes.” The commander answered, “I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money.” And Paul said, “But I was actually born a citizen.”

3. Who was Saul of Tarsus?  Roman citizen  Hebrew of Hebrews Philippians 3:5...circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews...

4. Who was Saul of Tarsus?  Roman citizen  Hebrew of Hebrews  Pharisee of Pharisees Acts 23:6 “Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees...”

5. Who was Saul of Tarsus?  Roman citizen  Hebrew of Hebrews  Pharisee of Pharisees Acts 26:5 “I lived as a Pharisee according to the strictest sect of our religion.”

6. Who was Saul of Tarsus?  Roman citizen  Hebrew of Hebrews  Pharisee of Pharisees Galatians 1:14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.

7. Who was Saul of Tarsus?  Roman citizen  Hebrew of Hebrews  Pharisee of Pharisees Acts 22:3 “I am a Jew...educated at the feet of Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.”

8. Who was Saul of Tarsus? Galatians 1:13 For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it....

9. All Things New ① New understanding Baron George Lyttelton “I thought the conversion and apostleship of Saint Paul alone, duly considered, was of itself a demonstration sufficient to prove Christianity a divine revelation.”

10. All Things New ② New identity Romans 5:8, 10 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us... while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son....

11. All Things New ② New identity 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

12. All Things New ② New identity Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

13. All Things New ③ New mission F.F. Bruce No single event, apart from the Christ-event itself, has proved so determinant for the course of Christian history as the conversion and commissioning of Paul.

14. All Things New Galatians 1:15–16 God... set me apart even from my mother’s womb... so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles.

15. All Things New Acts 9

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