The BIG Picture (Study)

Paul's Credibility (Part 6) Paul made some incredible claims in his writings. He claims to be the "mater builder", "the Apostle to the Gentiles" and encourages his converts that they should "imitate and follow him". In this short series we will investigate these claims and determine how Paul could say such bold things. This study will bring validity and confirmation to the credibility of Paul and to the scriptures he was inspired to write to the Body of Christ. This is Part 6 . To gain the full context of this article, start in Part 1 here . Interesting similarities between Abraham and Paul With all the evidence and scriptures I have shared in the last 5-parts of this study, I'd like to end it with an interesting

OBS: ACTS, Searching for Grace  (Part 2) ACTS is a book of transition, but it's not just a change in program, but a significant change in the 'Good News', and how men would now come into right standing with God. Acts 9:22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is [the] very Christ [the Messiah] . 23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him: Saul's integration into the Jewish Believers The highlighted scripture above (Acts 9:23) is a reference to the 3-years that Paul spend in Arabia, (Gal.1:17) . Luke (in this passage) does not give the reason for Saul going to Arabia and also does not have many details of what Saul actually experienced out there. It is Paul himself (in his epistles) that provides a few more det