Journeys of the Apostle Paul

Faith and Life
Lessons from the
Journeys of the
Apostle Paul
What do you/we know about
the Apostle Paul?
Portrait of Paul?
The Apostle Paul
Born
Saul in Tarsus in 5AD
Philippians 3:1-11
Mother was Roman: Rom.16:13
Father was a Pharisee: Acts 23:6
Trained by Gamaliel: 22:3
The Apostle Paul
Official
persecutor of the
Christian movement: 7:54-8:1,
9:1,2
Converted to Christianity on
the road to Damascus in
~35AD
The Apostle Paul
Is
baptized by Ananias
Proclaims Jesus Christ as Lord
with boldness
Journeys to Jerusalem 3yrs
later and defends his
apostolicity: Gal 1:11-16
The Apostle Paul
Goes
on 3 critical missionary
journeys into the Gentile world
1) 13-14
2) 15-18
3) 18-21
Paul’s Journeys
The importance of the book of
Acts
The Apostle Paul
Is
attributed authorship to
majority of the NT
Is responsible for a majority of
Christian thinking, doctrine
belief, and philosophy
Paul’s Contribution to Christian
Thought
•
Interpretation of the law v. grace
• Sola Fide
• Theology of the Cross
• Gifts and Fruit of the Spirit
• The Epistle to the Romans
Paul’s Contribution to Christian
Thought
Soteriology
• Eschatology
• Ecclesiology
• Pneumatology
• Christology
•
Given the world in which Paul
lived and his assignment – what
type of person must he have been?
Paul was…
Difficult
to get along with
Unrelenting in his commitment to
spreading the Gospel
Sharp tongued
Uncompromising in his
convictions
Quick to anger