What was Paul's relationship with Jesus of Nazareth?

Answer 1

He was an Apostle,He tried to harm and stop the Lords Church in the begining.he was there holding the coat of Steven.Ac 7:58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. Jesus changed his name to Paul. He was one of the strongest christians in the New Testament as well as writting most of the books.He Was a man of great faith who had a Great zeal and love for CHRIST and his fellow man.He obeyed the gospel in Acts 9Ac 9:15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
Ac 9:16 For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
Ac 9:17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
Ac 9:18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

Answer 2

Paul did not meet Jesus while Jesus walked around on Earth. Paul was a devout Jew, and after the resurrection, when the disciples started spreading the gospel, Paul actually fought against them.
Paul was present when Steven, the first Christian martyr, was killed.
One day, Paul was traveling to Damascus. Jesus appeared in a vision and converted Paul.

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Answer 3

Paul was an apostle called by Jesus. He introduces Himself in that way in several of his letters to the churches. Jesus revealed Himself to Paul while Paul walked to Damascus. He changed Paul from a persecuter of Christians to an ardent preacher of the gospel.

Answer 4

Paul was Christ's enemy. The Lord converted him on the road to Damascus (Acts 9).
He later used him as a tool to to spread the gospels unto the Gentiles (Acts 22:21) while Peter stayed in Jerusalem (and thereabouts) to spread the word.
The change in him was proof in Jesus' power. From being an evil, bigoted murder, he became a meek and dutiful servant of the Lord. He was crucified in Rome.

Answer 5

No personal relationship whatsoever. Christ had already been crucified when Paul became a believer. Prior to his conversion he had been an anti-Christ and persecuted and executed Christians. Read Acts of the Apostles 7:58-28:31.

Answer 6

Jesus appeared to Saul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus. He blinded Saul, temporarily. Saul came to saving faith and was renamed Paul. Paul served Jesus as a missionary to many nations.

Answer 7

Dear Grover: Your question interested me because Paul has come up for me several times lately (two times today, alone).

We don't know what Jesus was truly thinking when he made a momentous decision to show himself to Paul - as Paul rode the road to Damascus. This is my supposition:

Jesus ascertained that Saul had the qualities of passion, tenacity, mental strength and organization. The very four qualities that he and the Holy Spirit would need to get their movement underway. Amongst the disciples, passion and tenacity were present, but a certain lack of organizational skills was apparent and in some, mental strength also. Saul was a leader. The disciples were good at following, and somewhat insecure without Jesus leading.

Jesus had said Peter would build his church, but Paul may have been more of a leader in doing that, than Peter.

As for a relationship between Paul and Jesus, I don't believe there ever was one - until the movement began and the disciples "fanned" out to travel the nearby world. Even more disconcerting is the fact that Saul had never sat with Jesus as the disciples had, and knew nothing of what Jesus had taught. He had to spend time with the disciples in an apartment in Jerusalem (where they had met with each other and stayed undercover from the Romans, after the confiscation of Jesus. They remained undercover for the next 8 years)! Paul located them and was "taught" everything Jesus had taught the disciples. But, he was getting everything second-hand from them. The first 8 years without Jesus were years of terror for these men. The Roman's kept on the lookout for the disciples. Peter had been imprisoned for the 8 years and was a broken man who needed recovery when he was freed, through miraculous means. None of these men, during those eight years had begun the movement, themselves. I saw a movie that depicted them as dis-spirited, confused as to where and exactly how to take action, and feeling aimless and fearful. This means that the Holy Spirit was not directing them during this period, if the movie is reasonably correct in its depiction and assumptions : That Jesus and the Holy Spirit were relying on Saul to bring in fresh energy, organize the disciples and get everything started.

Saul became Paul and , as the others, once he began his evangelical outreach his relationship with Jesus became as strong as the disciples and undoubtedly, at that point, he had a very personal sense of the Holy Spirit. BUT, that doesn't mean he "heard" or channeled everything from the Holy Spirit or Jesus absolutely properly and flawlessly.

Take a look at 1 Timothy 6:15-16 -Paul is saying that no one has immortality, nor can stand in God's light, nor look upon God, but Jesus. I'm not certain what Paul meant the word immortality to mean: it can mean [famous and remembered forerever], as well as eternal life. But, to say no one can stand in God's light, nor look upon God, but Jesus, would not have been a teaching that pleased Jesus ! Jesus teaches his students that we all live within God's light since God Created his children to be like Himself. We are part OF Him, but not Him. That, in our souls or spirit-mind, we are pure and good as God intended those parts of Himself to be. The human Intellect is in trouble, not the soul ! Jesus teaches us to desire to look upon God and to desire above all things a Return to God and the end of the Great Separation. The Return means we shall all "see" God again.

To sum up, I don't think Paul or any one of the disciples was always absolutely accurate in what they were saying - or in their understanding of what Jesus had said. After all, they were human ! In the beginning, (from Damascus up to being a major player in the setting up of the original Church) I don't believe Paul had a relationship with Jesus. Once, the movement was underway, his relationship with him would be as intimate as any one of US may have with Jesus - when we invite him to be our Master and he teaches us, one on one - today.

Sincerely, Lana

Answer 8

Jesus was one of Paul's fictional characters.

Answer 9

It was a mystical relationship that was judged authentic by the apostles and the church.

Answer 10

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