DAY 2: STARTING TO READ PAUL'S WRITINGS

DAY 2: STARTING TO READ PAUL'S WRITINGS

Written 2014-11-16 10:33:13, Sunday

The purpose of this blog post series, a devotional Bible study series, is to learn as much as possible about the Apostle Paul, who wrote more of the New Testament of the Bible than any other writer. He is the one who spread the Good News, the gospel message, about the life of Jesus Christ and how He is our Savior and redeemer, to Europe, as we know it today. And, from there the Church grew and spread. 

Therefore, we're going to take a look at both the events of Paul's life in chronological order, but also his writings in chronological order. We will start with the first book of 1 Thessalonians since it is the oldest writing, but we will also continue to look at his life before then. 

Day 1, we learned how he (Saul/Paul) was present when Stephen was stoned to the point of death. He was a supporter of the stoning at the time (Acts 7:57-59). We will learn what brought him to this point, what happened between Acts 7:59 and the time of 1 Thessalonians. In other words, we will look at both the man and his writings for our look at Paul. 

Paul's writings were letters to different people and different groups of people. 

Through his writing, we learn the most about his life. This is why we will start to look, not just at the Paul part of his life, but at the Saul part as well. Both parts made up the same man. We need to look at both so we understand more of his perspective, and can see through his eyes and not our own perceptions, every step along the way. 

JOURNALING QUESTION:

What do you know about Saul and what do you know about Paul? Please answer before we continue. Be thorough.