Why was Paul chosen to preach to the Gentiles?

Why was Paul chosen to preach to the Gentiles?

He’s preaching to gentiles. So why is he preaching to gentiles? Paul had decided to preach to gentiles apparently out of his own revelatory experience that this was the mission that had been given him by God when God called him to function as a prophet for this new Jesus movement.

What was Paul’s role before converting to Christianity?

According to the New Testament book Acts of the Apostles, Paul was a Pharisee; he participated in the persecution of early disciples of Jesus, possibly Hellenised diaspora Jews converted to Christianity, in the area of Jerusalem, prior to his conversion.

What was Paul’s influence on Christianity?

Paul is often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity. His epistles (letters) have had enormous influence on Christian theology, especially on the relationship between God the Father and Jesus, and on the mystical human relationship with the divine.

What kind of transformation happened to St Paul?

The conversion of Paul the Apostle (also the Pauline conversion, Damascene conversion, Damascus Christophany and the “road to Damascus” event) was, according to the New Testament, an event in the life of Saul/Paul the Apostle that led him to cease persecuting early Christians and to become a follower of Jesus.

Why did Paul persecute the church before he became a follower of Jesus?

Paul tells us explicitly that before becoming a follower of Jesus he was a persecutor of the church. And why was he persecuting it? He doesn’t say directly, buy my sense is that it was for a very basic reason. He despised their message. Specifically he could not abide what Christians were saying about Jesus.

What kind of authority did Paul have in the church?

Paul presents himself as one who preached Christ as Lord. The super-apostles preached themselves. Covering theology equates the authority of church leaders with God’s authority. This too sounds a lot like preaching “themselves” rather than preaching the Lord. For more on Paul’s attitude toward church leaders go Galatians 2.

What did Paul mean by hupakuo in the Bible?

In Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonains he makes an a direct authoritative statement. He even uses the word hupakuo (obey) which is so strong he uses it to describe the how children should obey their parents (Eph 6:1) and slaves obey their masters (Eph 6:5).

Why did Paul want to preach to non Jews?

So in Paul’s view it is the messianic identity of Jesus that is an important new element in this very traditional Jewish message and now there’s one other element. He’s taking it to a non-Jewish audience. He’s preaching to gentiles. So why is he preaching to gentiles?