St. Paul

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• QAlthough St. Paul was available at the time our Lord had chosen the disciples and apostles, why was he not chosen as well? Why did the Lord Jesus Christ call him after He…
• QI think that St. Paul used scare tactics to convert the Gentiles, threatening them that the Lord Jesus Christ was coming very soon and probably within their lifetime. Do…
• QI have a question concerning St. Paul's conversion. In the Holy Book of Acts 9:7 it says that the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing…
• QI heard some people differentiate between the words of St. Paul and the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, what do you think about this?
• QIn the Holy Book of Acts 27:23-25, I would like to know if Paul was brought before Caesar according to what the angel had said "you must be brought before Caesar"? If…
• QCould Your Grace elaborate on St. Paul's words in the Holy Book of 1 Cor 11:1 (NKJV) " Imitate me, just as I also [imitate] Christ ."
• QAccording to the Holy Book of Acts,a few days after his baptism Paul immediately preached in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God." Immediately there fell from his…
• QWhat is the explanation for St. Paul who received all the teachings of Christianity, like Baptism, Communion, Confession, and more, if he did not meet the disciples until…
• QWhen was St. Paul caught up to the third heaven? Was this at the beginning of his service or after the appearance of the Lord to him?

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