PAUL’S CONVERSION and OUR OWN
Part 2
Acts 9:15-25
Elements in Paul’s conversion in common with all Christians
I. Public Confession of Faith in Jesus (Acts 9:20)
II. Growth (Acts 9:22)
A. The Evidence of Life
B. The Danger of Complacency
C. The Alternative to Growth
III. The Encounter with Opposition (Acts 9:23-24)
A. The Suppression of Truth in Unrighteousness (Romans 1:18)
B. The Distortion of Truth in False Religion (Romans 1:25)
C. The Confusion of Truth by the Righteous (Galatians 2)
1. Disagreement about Doctrine (Galatians 2:11-14)
2. Disagreement about Policies (Acts 15:1-29)
3. Disagreement about Personalities (Acts 15:36-40)
4. The Berean Model (Acts 17:10-11)