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Who is an apostle? Is Paul an apostle?

Answered by . October 4, 2011 - 5:11 am 1

The word apostle (Greek: apostolos) derives from the verb “to send” (Greek: apostello). It carries the sense of someone being sent for a purpose, and is probably used in the New Testament to refer to those sent by God for a specific purpose. Those called “apostle” includes the Twelve (Mark 6:30), James the brother of […]

What does Romans 4:8 mean when it says, “blessed is the man to whom God will not impute sin”?

Answered by . February 16, 2011 - 5:59 am 2

The word “impute” means “count” or “take account of”. So, “blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin” (ESV). Paul here is using Old Testament examples to explanation how we can appear before righteous before God. He cites the example of Abraham, who “believed God and it was counted to […]

Was Paul married? If so, what happened to his wife?

Answered by . December 24, 2010 - 8:53 pm

The information that we have in the Bible says that Paul wasn’t married when he wrote 1 Corinthians: To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am. [1Cor. 7:8] However, we don’t know with absolute certainty if Paul was married before or after this — […]

How many times did Paul visit Corinth?

Answered by . August 1, 2010 - 9:48 am

Paul’s first visit to Corinth was in AD50 and is described in Acts 18:1-18. Some time later, probably around AD55, it seems he made another visit to Corinth, foreshadowed in 1 Corinthians 4:19; 16:5-8. It is often described as his “painful visit” because of Paul’s later comment in 2 Corinthians 2:1. His third visit is mentioned in […]

Did Paul stand before Caesar?

Answered by . July 10, 2010 - 2:53 pm 4

While being held in custody in Caesarea, Paul appealed to have his court case heard by Caesar himself, as was his right as a Roman citizen (Acts 25:12). Then, on his way to Rome, an angel said to Paul Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you […]

When and why was Paul struck blind?

Answered by . February 12, 2010 - 4:49 am

Within a few years of Jesus’ death and resurrection Paul (who was called Saul at the time) was struck blind when he was on his way to Damascus: {3} Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. […] {8} Saul rose from the ground, […]

When did Silas travel with Paul?

Answered by . February 8, 2010 - 9:56 pm

On Paul’s first journey, he had travelled with Barnabas (Acts 13:1-3). But when Paul wanted to set out on his second journey, he had an argument with Barnabas about whether John Mark should also come (Acts 15:36-38). In the end, Barnabas went with John Mark to Cyprus (Acts 15:39) and Paul went with Silas through […]

Why did Paul change his name from Saul to Paul?

Answered by . February 2, 2010 - 7:57 am 12

As the comments below highlighted to me, it is possible that Paul didn’t change his name. Rather, as it says in Acts 13:9, Saul ‘was also called Paul’ — i.e. he (always had) had two names. Referring to the Saul/Paul, F. F. Bruce says: He was born into an orthodox Jewish family, and as his […]

How long did Paul know the Philippians?

Answered by . October 23, 2009 - 10:47 pm

Paul first went to Philippi on his second journey in about AD 50 (Acts 16:12) and he baptised the first few believers there. It was on that first visit that he ended up in a Philippian jail with Silas after a severe beating. He was in Philippi again about five years later while on his […]