Translations:TC 1: How you can be sure you are a Christian/27/en

The Scriptures record life-changing experiences that occurred in the lives of real people. One passage (Acts 9: 1-19) reveals the colorful character of the man called Paul, a fiery-tempered zealot who actively threw himself into the causes he believed in. When God confronted Paul, he was in the midst of a campaign to literally kill off all the Christians he could find. God’s method of dealing with Paul was tempered for his specific emotional needs. God spoke aloud, using dramatic circumstances to assure Paul’s undivided attention. He captured him completely and held him fast until he had heard in his heart what God was saying to him. Paul responded to the message, but remained emotionally the same. He was still zealous and enthusiastic in his involvements, but God had given him a new direction. Instead of using his energies to destroy the church of Christ, he was now spreading the gospel with conviction.