Bible Verse First Timothy

After that Saul was refered to as Paul. He left his old life and began his mission as a amasador of Christ’s message to all the world, or the world as it was known at that time. He left Jerusalem and began his missionary journeys, at least five of them. He went to Asia minor (modern Turkey), Syria, Greece, Italy, Spain even Britian.Paul trained Timothy and John Mark. He was so dedicated to the calling Jesus put on him that he paid for it spending five years or more in prison for his teachings and faith on multiple occasions. He was whipped bewaten and tortured on more than one occasion. He even lived through a stoning attempt and being shipwrecked. He paid the ultimate price with his life as a martyr at the hands of the Romans.

Paul helped this group of Jews put many believers to death and we can see this in the book of Acts. Paul, or Saul of Tarsus, as he was then identified, approved to put Stephen to death by stoning him. Nevertheless, on the way to Damascus Saul of Tarsus finds himself in a life transforming situation. Jesus of Nazareth appears to Saul of Tarsus and changed his life. Saul is no longer! In addition to his spiritual transformation, Saul becomes known as Paul.

Saul was a person who individually wronged Jesus. Paul was one who did everything possible to further God’s Kingdom. Saul and Paul were the same earthly person, but Saul was personally confronted by Jesus after He rose from the dead. Jesus Himself questioned Saul as to why he persecuted Him. After this encounter, his heart was transformed and as a Christian became known as Paul. Paul was a tremendously devoted servant of God and set out to do God’s work. Paul’s work consisted of three missionary adventures to Asia Minor, Greece, and Macedonia (Bartholomew and Goheen 196, 204).

Saul was born on 5 AD in Tarsus and died on 67 AD in Rome. He changed his name to Paul after he was baptized to reflect on his new persona and to begin travelling and preaching. He was a prosecutor that would punish people who were following Jesus and his new religion back then. Paul was changed into a follower and became one of Jesus’ Apostle(13th) by having a vision from God which blinded him(also known as the road to Damascus). He was then saved by the followers of God who also helped him, and made him better. Paul changed religions to Christianity after he got a vision from Jesus. This converted him into a follower of God and he started spreading the words of God instead of patronizing the religion and the people. Paul taught the Gospel of Christ to the first century world. He is one of the most important figures in the Apostolic Age. He ministered both Jews and Romans since he was appreciated by both groups. He is also known as the 13th apostle.

Timothy II was composed around the time of A.D. 67 during Paul’s second imprisonment in Rome for reasons unclear. During Paul’s prison sentence, he wrote Timothy II to his companion Timothy back in the city of Ephesus which is now modern day Greece. Throughout European cities, there was a sudden growth of heretic communities with beliefs that went against the teachings and ideals of official Church Doctrine. Therefore false teachers began to stress these flawed beliefs upon Church communities casting a dark cloud upon the remaining faithful believers. As a dark cloud loomed upon Timothy, Peter wrote Timothy II which was more of and informal friend to friend type letter to serve as a letter of direction. Through this letter “Paul reminds Timothy

Paul was born a Jew even though his father was a citizen of the Roman Empire. Later he converted from Judaism to Christianity and spent his life following God. One major story of Paul's life is his conversion from Judaism to Christianity. When he was Saul, he was blinded when he saw Jesus while setting out to arrest the followers of Jesus. Ananias was sent by Jesus to restore Saul's sight and once this happened he was then baptized into the Christian faith.

1 Timothy was written by Paul after leaving Timothy in Ephesus as his personal representative to stop the influence of some false teachers. It consists of pastoral advices to deal with problems in the churches located in Ephesus. My impression of the 1 Timothy is that Paul gave strong warnings on false teachings and he provided instructions to Christians about their conduct and church life.

Paul (birth name Saul) was bo4rn in 6AD, which was when Israel became under rule by the Romans. Jews like Paul, believed themselves to be the chosen people, there destiny controlled by God. Paul, still known as Saul, joined the Pharisees and held Roman citizenship because his parents were slaves. Paul came to Jerusalem at the age of 20 and defended the Jewish law. In 32 AD a Rabbi and a new sector of the Jesus movement, threatened everything that Paul held most dear.

For some background information on Paul. His original name was Sual in Hebrews announced in the new testaments. He was yoked to a rabbi so he can become a rabbi him self. Paul converted to christianity when he saw the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the road of Damascus. During his life he created three big ministries to travel through the Roman Empire, and he did this because he was planting churches. His goal was to preach to the new Christians the word of God, and to give encouragement. Paul started his mission because the Lord asked of him to do so, and so the Lord provided him with wisdom and strength to for fill his journey.

Paul 's original name was Saul. Saul started out hating and persecuting Christians. Saul had a big conversion moment where he heard God talking to him and he was struck blind for three days. "Paul was on his way to Damascus when he had a vision that changed his life: according to Galatians 1:16, God revealed his Son to him. More specifically, Paul states that he saw the Lord (1 Corinthians 9:1), though Acts claims that near Damascus he saw a blinding bright light. Following this revelation, which convinced Paul that God had indeed chosen Jesus to be the promised messiah."("Saint") Paul then became a Christian and left his easy, comfortable life to become a preacher. Once Paul became a missionary he wanted to share the news of Christianity with everyone. "Paul’s great achievement was to take Christianity from Jerusalem throughout the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire and finally to the capital itself." (Johnson) Paul 's main goal was to spread the word that Christ is the Son of God. (Adcock)

In one of Paul’s numerous letter to Timothy, he addresses him writing, “To Timothy my true son in the faith: (1 Timothy 1:1)” for Timothy knowing that he had such great guidance coming from the apostle Paul he was assertive in his teachings to the church.

The Apostle Paul (formerly Saul) is responsible for the spread of Christianity throughout the areas of Asia Minor and Greece. Through his 3 mission trips to the region Paul created a base of support for the Christian faith and implemented a support strategy for future growth. The time period for his journeys was 45 AD – 58 AD. The story of Paul is interesting from the perspective that the man best known as the author of most of the New Testament started out as a devout Jew and despised the Christian faith. After his conversion he made it his life’s work to spread the Christian message throughout the world. To this end, Paul made several mission trips to the area of Asia Minor and Greece.

The books of First and Second Timothy are both addressed by Paul to Timothy. The books of First Timothy, Second Timothy, and Titus are sometimes referred to as the Pastoral Epistles because these books are specifically dealing with the care of people's souls, and appropriate conduct in the church and the world.

The book of Second Timothy is an epistle composed by the apostle Paul. This letter is adressed to Timothy, who for all intensive purposes, was like a son to Paul. This letter is thought to be Paul's farewell address to Timothy, because of the various references to being called home. The letter focuses on what he expects of his followers after he leaves them. He describes the model Christian household, using Timothy's mother and grandmother as examples of how people are to be instructed in the faith.

Saint Paul, originally named Saul, was a crucial part in the development of Christianity. Paul, who was born in Tarsus, Cilicia, grew up Jewish and was trained as a rabbi (Adcock). Paul eventually converted to Christianity, but before he did, the future of the religion was looking very slim. Rome had made it illegal to practice Christianity. Paul was a pious Jew, so his conversion to Christianity surprised many of his followers. They viewed him with much suspicion and treated him with hostility. Paul was dedicated to his new life and made it his mission to spread Christianity throughout the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire and eventually to Rome itself. Paul made two separate journeys throughout the Mediterranean. He preached about the message of Jesus to many and sent his letters to the people he had not visited. Paul saw that his new faith had a message for everything and everyone. By converting to Christianity, St. Paul has saved Christianity from extinction, has written crucial letters about his faith, has preached to hundreds of people, has spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire, has caused