Paul, Example of Religious Blindness (1)

Introduction

Paul’s story

o   Galatians 1:13ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܐ:13

o   Galatians 1:14ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܐ:14

o   Acts 22:3-5ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܟܒ:3 –5

o   Acts 26:24ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܟܘ:24

o   Acts 8:1ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܚ:1

There is no darkness like religious blindnessܣܸܡܝܘܿܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܡܲܙܗܵܒܚܘܼܒܼܝܘܼܟܼ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ

-          Matthew 6:22-23ܡܬܝ ܘ:22 –23

Sound Eyeܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ

Evil Eyeܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ

a)      Example #1– Sinner and Pharisee

Luke 7:36-39ܠܘܩܐ ܙ:36 –39

Luke 19:10ܠܘܩܐ ܝܛ:10

b)      Example #2– Pulicans, sinners and Pharisee

Matthew 9:10-12ܡܬܝ ܛ:10 –12

Matthew 9:13ܡܬܝ ܛ:13

Six lessons from Paul’s conversion

I)        Everything begins with God – Galatians 1:15ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܐ:15

• Creation began with Godܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ –ܒܪܝܬܐ ܐ:1
• Man began with Godܐܢܵܫܵܐ –ܒܪܝܬܐ ܐ:26
• Kingdom of Grace began with Godܫܵܦܵܩܲܬ –ܒ. ܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܝ̈ܐ ܒ:13
• Love began with Godܚܘܼܒܵܐ –ܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕ:19
• Christ came from God ܫܘܼܕܸܪܹܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܒܪܘܼܢܹܗ –ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܕ:4
• The death of Christ came from Godܡܵܘܬܵܐ ܕܒܪܘܼܢܵܐ –ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܓ:10
• The preaching of the Gospel came from Godܡܲܟܪܲܙܬܵܐ – ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܐ:21

Conclusion – I Samuel 12:22 ܐ. ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܝܒ : 22 

ܣܵܒܵܒ ܕܠܹܐ ܫܵܒܼܸܩ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܠܛܵܝܸܦܹܗ: ܒܘܼܬ ܚܵܛܸܪ ܫܸܡܹܗ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ:

ܣܵܒܵܒ ܕܒܣܸܡܠܵܐ ܠܹܗ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܠܸܥܒܼܵܕܵܘܟܼܘܿܢ ܩܵܬܹܗ ܠܛܵܝܸܦܵܐ.