Paul was the Charlie Hustle, the hardest working salesman, of the first century. But we first meet him as a rabid hater of the Jesus Movement. We are introduced to him in Jerusalem after the Crucifixion when he holds the coats of those who were stoning Stephen the believer. He was a zealous Pharisee, a believer in the story and spin the High Priests were giving to this apostasy of the Jesus followers. He got into the action by getting himself hired on as a member of the Temple hit squad chasing down those followers in Jerusalem. His bosses through so much of him and his experience that he was sent on an official trip to Damascus to find as many of these followers as he could and make it difficult for them.
It was on the road to Damascus where has an out of life experience, hears the voice of God, and is blinded. The voice tells him to go into Damascus and seek out a certain member of the sect. Ananias is the believer directed by God to meet with Paul, he does so, and Paul converts to the Movement.
He then goes off on a retreat where he learns more about Jesus and the mission God has for him. After returning to Jerusalem and then going back to his home town of Tarsus, he remains for some time until Barnabas finds him and takes him to Antioch to help with the Movement there.
After some time, God visits the prophets and elders of the Antioch church and directs Paul and Barnabas go off on a missionary journey to spread the message of Jesus.
And that’s where we pick Paul up as the Charlie Hustle, selling the faith.
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