Paul's conversion and commission Acts 26:12-18: Paul was on my way to Damascus with the authority from the chief priests when he saw a bright light and heard a voice from heaven. He came to realize that he was fighting against Jesus of Nazareth. The Lord appeared to Paul to make him a minister and a witness. He was to become an apostle of Jesus Christ and by Jesus Christ. (Galatians 1:1) His work was that he was to be a minister of the gospel among the Gentiles. He received direct revelation from God to be delivered to the Gentiles and for this he was hated by the Jews.

Paul preached both among Jews and Gentiles, but his specific work was that of being an apostle to the Gentiles. His work was always to the Jews first, and then to the Gentiles. This was his method until the Jews had rejected the gospel then he turned to the Gentiles. He preached among them to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Gentiles had the opportunity to become part of God's kingdom on the same terms by which the Jews entered -- obedient faith in Jesus.

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