The reason I chose Paul is because my Seraphim drama team is doing a human video about him. This post may be a bit different since I have never met Paul. Everything I know about him I read in the bible or on Wikipedia.
The first mention of Paul in the bible is when Stephen was martyred in Acts 6 and 7. He held coats while people stoned Stephen. He is not mentioned again until his spetacular story of redemtion in Acts 9. Saul (not called Paul until later in the bible) was going to Damascus, looking for Christians to bring back to Jerusalem as prisoners. There was a light all around him. "He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?' 'Who are you, Lord?' Saul asked. 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,' he replied. 'Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.'" (Acts 9:4-6 NIV) The people he was with were probably freaking out. They heard it all, but they didn't see a thing. Saul opened his eyes but he must have been terrified to find that he was blind. He still went to Damascus with help from his companions. He soon was found by Ananias who was told by God to heal Saul. Then it got weird. Something like fish scales fell from Saul's eyes, and his sight was restored.
Paul survived five whipppings, three beatings, a stoning, three shipwreaks and prison, but he kept his faith. His conversion is among the most well-known. He pursecuted Christians but did a complete 180 and wrote fourteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament. He is proof that God can use you no matter what you've done. And I think that's important for everyone to know. The story of Paul is still making a difference today, and I think it will continue to do so forever.
God Bless you all!
Sarah
The first mention of Paul in the bible is when Stephen was martyred in Acts 6 and 7. He held coats while people stoned Stephen. He is not mentioned again until his spetacular story of redemtion in Acts 9. Saul (not called Paul until later in the bible) was going to Damascus, looking for Christians to bring back to Jerusalem as prisoners. There was a light all around him. "He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?' 'Who are you, Lord?' Saul asked. 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,' he replied. 'Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.'" (Acts 9:4-6 NIV) The people he was with were probably freaking out. They heard it all, but they didn't see a thing. Saul opened his eyes but he must have been terrified to find that he was blind. He still went to Damascus with help from his companions. He soon was found by Ananias who was told by God to heal Saul. Then it got weird. Something like fish scales fell from Saul's eyes, and his sight was restored.
Paul survived five whipppings, three beatings, a stoning, three shipwreaks and prison, but he kept his faith. His conversion is among the most well-known. He pursecuted Christians but did a complete 180 and wrote fourteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament. He is proof that God can use you no matter what you've done. And I think that's important for everyone to know. The story of Paul is still making a difference today, and I think it will continue to do so forever.
God Bless you all!
Sarah
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