St Paul Obituary

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ST PAUL OBITUARY St. Paul was born in Tarsus but was raised in Jerusalem. He was a Roman citizen and was the son of a Pharisee, in which he himself became when he reached adulthood. He witnessed and cooperated with the stoning of the martyr, Stephen, while guarding the clothes of the witnesses. The conversion of St. Paul began on the road to Damascus. During the journey, he experienced a bright light which was the vision of Jesus. The words that he heard were, “Saul, Saul why persecute me?”He was then blinded and was carried to Damascus by his two travelling companions to Ananias. There, he was baptized and renamed Peter. His then regained his vision. Paul went on three missionary journeys, all of which he preached about Jesus’ teachings. On his first journey, he was accompanied by Barnabas and it ended when he had to return to Jerusalem for the Council. On his second journey, he travelled with Silas to Athens and Corinth where he preached at the Synagogue. His message was that all people, Jews and Gentiles were welcome in the Christian community. On his third journey, he revisited many of the communities he had founded or written to. One of them was at Esphesus, this was where he preached against the worshipping of false gods. His preaching was putting the local traders out of business so Paul and his friend faced an angry mob. Paul wrote letters to the many different Christian communities that he established. Some of the letters he wrote had the following quotes: “Brothers (and sisters), I urge you not to have factions among yourselves…” “Bless your persecutors: never curse them, bless them…” “Be at peace among yourselves.” Those quotes show that Paul believed in the value of friendship and forgiveness. Paul was a committed and passionate person. Throughout his life, he lived a holy and just life when he was a Pharisee as he saw it as a way to please God.

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