Acts Overview: Saul's Encounter with Jesus

About this episode

David and Christine explore Saul's encounter with Jesus and its implications of God's kindness towards enemies.

Saul was breathing out threats and murder against the followers of Jesus—until Jesus met him on the road to Damascus. David and Christine explore how this story echoes both King Saul's pursuit of David and Elisha's surprising hospitality to enemy soldiers. Together, they uncover a stunning theme: God saves his people by showing kindness to his enemies.

People in this episode

Host: David

Topics covered

• Saul's Encounter with Jesus
• road to Damascus
• God's kindness
• enemy soldiers

Keywords

• Acts
• Christianity
• spirituality
• religion

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Damascus

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