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Apostelgeschichte 9:7

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7 Die Männer aber, die mit ihm des Weges zogen, standen sprachlos, da sie wohl die Stimme (O. den Schall) hörten, aber niemand sahen.

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The Conversion of Saul

By Junchol Lee


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In Acts 9, we read of the single most significant story in the history of Christianity since the coming of Christ: the conversion of Saul (who was also called Paul). The conversion of Saul has such a weight because the first Christian churches that gave birth to Christianity as a world religion were either founded by Paul himself or heavily influenced by him. What caused this dramatic and significant conversion was a "personal and direct experience of the risen Jesus Christ." I explore the importance of "the persona and direct experience of Jesus Christ" in Christian history, and how it might relate to us.

(References: Jeremiah 1:4)