How Deep Does Conversion Go?
How Deep Does Conversion Go? Acts 9 tells the story of the apostle Paul’s conversion from Judaism to being a follower of Christ. Acts 10 tells of another compelling conversion story, but conversion is more profound than we think in each chapter. Let’s start with Paul in Acts 9. Paul, called Saul, was traveling with others on the road to Damascus so that he could capture Jewish converts to Christianity and bring them back to Jerusalem for punishment. While on the road, a brilliant light appeared, blinding Saul and his companions. A voice from the light spoke out, asking, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” When Saul asked who was speaking, the voice was revealed to be Jesus. We know for sure that Paul was blind for three days, and here’s why his blindness was significant. In Philippians 3, when Paul commented on his pre-Christian life, he states, “as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless (Phil 3:6).” It is t...