Two weeks on the Life and Teachings of Paul: Day 4 – Paul tells his life story to a king (Acts 26)
Paul answers three questions concerning himself. He puts a most important question to his hearers. (a) What was I before my conversion? Here, he speaks of his religion – ‘According to the strictest party of my religion I have lived as a Pharisee’(5). This brought him ‘to the ground’(14). (b) How did my conversion come about? Here, he speaks of his Saviour – ‘I am Jesus… Stand up!’(15). (c) What happened after my conversion? Here, he describes how he became a ‘servant’ and a ‘witness’(16). (d) The final question concerns our response – What about you? Will you become a Christian? (27-29). Do you have a story to tell? – Tell your story: the ‘before’, the ‘after’, the fact that it was Jesus who made the difference. Don’t forget the challenge: To ‘all who are listening to me today’- Come to Christ (29).
