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Acts 8:3 – Saul the Jihadist?
If Saul of Tarsus were alive today, he would be committing jihad in the name of Yahweh (Jn.16:2; Act 8:3). And if he were converted today, we would feel the same way about him as the disciples in Jerusalem (Acts 9:26). Grace not only converts, Grace accepts those converted.
Acts 8:1 (HCSB) Saul agreed with putting him to death. On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria.
Acts 8:3 (HCSB) Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.
Acts 9:1-2 (HCSB) (1) Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest (2) and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
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