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Paul was born and grew up in Tarsus, into a Hebrew family from the tribe of Benjamin. He obtained his Roman nationality through his father, a citizen of the Roman Empire. He became a Pharisee, a devout group who adhered to the law (Torah) plus the oral tradition (Mishnah). With this background, he must have enjoyed the privileges of his social and religious status.
However, when Paul responded to the call of Jesus, everything changed. Instead of persecutor, he became the target of radical persecution from some of his own nation and eventually from Romans. He suffered tribulations for three decades and was executed after having been imprisoned at Rome.
Read 2 Corinthians 11:23 - 28, which lists some of the adversities Paul had to face. Then read Philippians 4:11 - 13. After so much suffering, what is the assessment Paul makes of his own life? What lessons are here for us amid whatever struggles we
Paul was born and grew up in Tarsus, into a Hebrew family from the tribe of Benjamin. He obtained his Roman nationality through his father, a citizen of the Roman Empire. He became a Pharisee, a devout group who adhered to the law (Torah) plus the oral tradition (Mishnah). With this background, he must have enjoyed the privileges of his social and religious status.
However, when Paul responded to the call of Jesus, everything changed. Instead of persecutor, he became the target of radical persecution from some of his own nation and eventually from Romans. He suffered tribulations for three decades and was executed after having been imprisoned at Rome.
Read 2 Corinthians 11:23 - 28, which lists some of the adversities Paul had to face. Then read Philippians 4:11 - 13. After so much suffering, what is the assessment Paul makes of his own life? What lessons are here for us amid whatever struggles we
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