Saul’s intellect no doubt focused on a new theology. As he put it together, I’m sure those new and fresh insights came as a welcome balm to verbally abused people, stinging from the whip of legalism. He may have been smart and gifted, but not everyone in Damascus appreciated Saul’s words. By now his ministry was taking off. His growing popularity was viewed as a threat by the Jewish leaders. So they devised a plan to rid their city of this gospel-preaching menace.
