We look to the scriptures for examples of triumph and spiritual greatness. That is what Nephi was really referring to, not “pick your character,” but “hear the words of the prophets and follow the examples that they have set before us.” But when we’re having a bad day, we may w...
Christ being the merciful savior that he is, did not smite Saul. Instead, while Saul was on the road to Damascus. He was thrown from his horse and rendered blind. Hearing the voice of Jesus, he was asked “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” (Acts 9:4-6). In hearing the voi...
Two disciples on the Emmaus road learned the lesson as they were schooled on the Bible like a window into the Word of God. Luke writes that Jesus explained and began “at Moses and all the prophets... and expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.” (Luke ...
Abstract Following Paul’s experience on the Damascus Road, his life was drastically changed. Although he continued to maintain his loyalty to Israel’s God and the Scriptures, he now believed himself to be commissioned to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. At the heart of his theology lay hi...
Acts 26:16-20Paul, when describing the ministry given to him by Jesus on the road to Damascus quotes Jesus and says: “But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen...
and triumphant resurrection. We then follow the story of Paul, the Christian church’s first great missionary, from his conversion on the Road to Damascus to his final death at the hand of the Emperor Nero. Filmed mostly on location in the Holy Land. Over 6 1/2 hours, 25 chapters, inte...
The point of the passage is that Jesus represents His people and they are united to Him as the body is united to the head. What happens to them happens to Him, so to speak. This is what our Lord meant when He said to Saul of Tarsus on the Damascus road, "Saul, Saul why are ...