What It Means To Be In Christ
As Saul and his entourage approached Damascus, a light shined from heaven causing him to fall to the earth. Saul heard a voice speak to him saying, “Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?” (Acts 9:4). When Saul asked, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord responded, “I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks” (Acts 9:5). Saul was a Jew who was born in Tarsus, and was a protégé of Gamaliel; a doctor of the law. Saul was a Pharisee who was zealous in keeping the law, and was also zealous in persecuting men and women who believed on Jesus Christ (Acts 22:3-4). Saul received letters of permission from the chief priests to go to Damascus to take into custody Jews that were being held for confessing Jesus Christ (Acts 22:5). However, this trip to Damascus would put Saul’s life on a path that he, nor those that knew him could have imagined, and it would be pivotal in Paul’s New Testament writings to the church. As a result of Saul’s encounter with Jesus ...