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Paul's early version of Christianity was not accepted by the wider community; in fact, he was beaten up and stoned for preaching about Jesus and was even the cause of riots in the cities Antioch, Thessalonica, Berea, Corinth, Ephesus and Jerusalem- he was eventually thrown out of Lystra by some Jews from Antioch and Syria winning his crowd over and leaving Paul and Barnabas for dead outside the city walls.
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In Philippians 2:1-5, Paul is telling us that we should aspire to be like Jesus, to be comforting to those in need and unselfish, just like the Messiah. This is definitely applicable to our lives today, as we are often thinking only of ourselves. In Philippians 3:12, Paul says that he has not yet reached his goal, but he keeps trying because Christ tells him to. Our GRIT program and our research into FAIL (SAIL, TAIL, QUAIL etc.) as a first attempt in learning tells us this also. In Philippians 4:6-9, Paul is saying that we should not be afraid to ask God for anything we need and to give thanks for what is beautiful and good. Just like in In Philippians 2:1-5, we are selfish nowadays and forget to give thanks for what is good and speak up for ourselves.

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St Paul (previously known as Saul)'s conversion was one that made and influenced the course of history. A persecutor of Jesus and his followers became one of God's greatest messengers, carrying His Word far and wide.
When Jesus called on Saul, at first he was confused. How could this dead man be talking to him, especially as he was a persecutor of the early Christians, his followers? Jesus told him to go to the city, but when Saul rose, he was blind. He neither ate nor drank for three days, (representative of Jesus' time in the temple) and when his sight was regained, he immediately got baptised under the name Paul.
Jesus has mysterious ways of calling upon his messengers, and this is an example of just one.
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St. Paul decided that Jesus was not coming back in his lifetime, so after spending 13 years in the desert, he decided that he should set up churches. The problem was after the churches were set up, people started sinning, and began believing the outside influences against the culture. It varies letter to letter as to why Paul wrote it. For instance, in Corinthians I there was a problem with marriage; more specifically, people did not want to get married, and they denied the wisdom of the spirit and began relying solely on human knowledge. Timothy, on the other hand, was written to as a leader of the church, so as to instruct him on ways of preaching, and how to deal with false teachings, which were common in the church. Most of all, though, the letters were written in response to letters Paul received asking him questions, and also messages from people in the congregation. The letters were meant to be read out loud in the church for all to hear, but specifics differ from letter to letter.
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After Paul was baptised, he and st Barnabas went from Antioch to Seleucia to Cyprus, accompanied by disciples Mark and John, where they met a false prophet called Bar-Jesus, and Paul turned him temporarily blind. They then went to Perga, Pamphylia, where Mark and John left the posse. Next the Pisidian Antioch, where he was expelled from the city for stirring up trouble. At Iconium, the Jews and the Gentiles stoned Paul and Barnabus and they had to escape. Next, they went to Lystra, where Paul healed a cripple and the people thought he and Barnabus were the gods Jupiter and Neptune and were prepared to make a sacrifice for them until Paul convinced them not to and preached his new faith. Paul and Barnabus left the next day for Derbe, to preach before heading home, hitting up Attalia on the way and returning to Antioch. A total of 2544.37 km and 53 days in total.
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The Mediterranean world in 33 CE was a very different place from what it is now. From Jesus' birth to his death, the middle east changed significantly. Cities like Alexandria and Rome were prominent, and innovative techniques for building and construction were being improved, although slavery was still a significant part of the construction process. Roads were dirt and major streets of gravel; there were no cars, buses, or trains- instead, horses, donkeys, and camels were major forms of transportation, for both people and goods. The Roman empire controlled much of the ancient world from 27 BC to 476 CE, thanks to military leaders like Caesar, Antony and Alexander the Great; leaders who shaped the modern world. They introduced languages such as Greek to the many different language-speaking cultures. Common languages spoken were Hebrew and Amharic, although each village, town, and region had its own dialect and religious beliefs.

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