All of Jesus

Paul was a sincere, zealous, God-fearing Jew. Paul believed he was doing God’s work. He thought that by persecuting, even murdering, Christians, he was protecting God’s people from heresy. Paul knew the attributes of God. But what Paul did not believe was that Jesus shared these attributes because Jesus was the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity. Understanding who Jesus was changed everything. It was Jesus who came to save sinners. It was Jesus who poured out so much grace that Paul could not contain it. It was Jesus who was patient with Paul. It was Jesus who showed mercy again and again to Paul. It was Jesus who trusted Paul. It was Jesus who appointed Paul to his service. It was Jesus who gave Paul strength. It was Jesus who offers eternal life through faith. Paul’s testimony points us to the one and only God who waits completely patient, pours out unnecessarily abundant grace, and shows mercy each time we fall.