Once Paul became a Christian, he was an oxymoron. He was an “intelligent Christian.” He didn’t fit the mold. He was highly educated and had always been zealously religious. He had an impeccable heritage that should have never led to his conversion to this ludicrous worship of a Jew by the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Second, Saul of Tarsus was a truly multicultural person.
We hear a great deal today about multicultural churches, but let me assure you of this: You cannot have a multicultural church just by mixing cultures and races together. The people in the church must be multicultural in their thinking. To be multicultural is to be able to walk in another person’s culture without trying to alter it. It is to have an appreciation for diversity.
Because Saul was well-travelled, well-read, and spoke several languages, he was as at ease and accepted among the intelligentsia of Rome as he was among the Pharisees of Jerusalem. This made him truly multicultural. By the time he was converted, he was well aware of the traditions and thinking of all the people to whom he would minister. He clearly states in 1 Corinthians 9:19-20 : “ For although I am free in every way from anyone’s control, I have made myself a bond servant to everyone, so that I might gain the more [for Christ]. To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to men under the Law, [I became] as one under the Law, though not myself being under the Law, that I might win those under the Law.”
HALELUJAH.
Evangelist Eric Musa:
(My message continuously: If you are not saved: Believe, accept, receive and confess Christ Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and be filled with the Holy Spirit, as it is written; “NOW is the acceptable time, TODAY is the day of SALVATION.- 2 Cor 6:2”. For prayers and devotion, call me on +254722157300 , and Email: EMEA.ericmusa@gmail.com , Remember God Loves you unconditionally and always, and so do I: SHALOM