Trinity Missionary Church Podcast

As we head into the fourth week in our study of the life of the Apostle Paul, it has been well established that Saul of Tarsus was not a friend of the early Church.  But, when God gets ahold of someone's life, everything changes.  Early Church father, St. Augustine said of the transformation of the Apostle Paul, "It is a picture of a violent capture of a rebel heart."  True life transformation happens from the inside-out, and is far more than just cosmetic.  Anybody can "look the part" of a follower of Christ, but true transformation changes the entire person.  After Ananias laid hands on Saul of Tarsus and the Holy Spirit entered Paul, what happened next?  It is easy to think that the Apostle Paul simply went out to the Synagogue and began preaching, but he was not ready for such a task.  Would Paul become one of the greatest apologists of history?  Yes, but he first needed to spend time with God being mentored, taught and transformed.  In Galatians 1:15-17, Paul