Luke doesn’t go into detail about how God trained Saul. But Saul, who is later known by his Greek name Paul, gives us hints of his early training as a believer in Christ. Saul immediately begins to preach that Jesus is the Son of God, the Messiah they have been waiting for. Luke condenses Saul’s …
Going back to Tarsus must have felt like a demotion to Saul. He had left years earlier to study under Gamaliel in Jerusalem. His fanaticism for Judaism led him to persecute the followers of Jesus. But meeting Jesus on the road to Damascus turned Saul’s life upside down. He realized that Jesus was the Messiah. …