The people who join the Christian faith do so either through birth or through conversion at a later stage in their lives. However, it is said that there is a marked difference among the believers who join the faith by the two means. The claim has it that those brought up in religion from birth are less likely to harbour enough passion about their faith than those who come to it afresh. Is it true? This paper tries to answer the question in relation to the life of the newly baptized Apostle Paul. The Apostle Paul, the writer of thirteen of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament, had a strange past. He started out as Saul, the tentmaker, Pharisee and oppressor of the early converts into the Christian faith. According to Acts 9:1-9, dramatic events took place that completely changed this man’s life while he was en route to Damascus (The Holy Bible, 1984). Before then, he had laboured zealously to wipe out the fire of Christianity, after his conversion, he laboured as diligently or more for his newly found faith. Paul’s fire and passion were great qualities that made him spread the Word successfully. His missionary activities reached throughout the Roman Empire and his slavish dedication enabled him to preach about Jesus Christ as far or farther than the other early Apostles. It is evident that God made use of Paul’s past experiences to farther the course of the gospel. Surely, there is none as zealous as the converted. Most of the people brought up in religion from birth have become accustomed to the faith. They view religion as a normal way of life since they simply follow their parents to church without a dramatic change in their lifestyle. Many of them join the faith after coercing without them really experiencing it for themselves before making the final decision. The story of Paul’s conversion illustrates that faith got after a personal encounter with Jesus Christ, without persuasion, can move mountains (Essortment, n.d., para. 8). It is impossible to refute the powerful impact the ministry of Paul had on the lives of the early Christians. His acceptance of the faith gave fundamental proof to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Apostle Paul’s life before the conversion was a powerful manifestation of how God can change lives to glorify Him. In contrast to the people brought up in religion, a person’s past life experiences always becomes a major driving force when serving the Lord as he or she looks back and testifies the far God has brought him or her. Saul struggled with the dawning reality that his life, although lived in passion for the Almighty up to the extent of oppressing the Christian church, has in fact been a life of “ignorance in unbelief” (1 Tim 1:13). By asking himself the question “why?” he started to come to the senses that in demonstrating his love to God by oppressing His people, he is, in reality, demonstrating his enmity to God (Bible Gateway, n.d., para. 8). As Saul thoughtfully reflected on the “why?” and come to terms with the divine perspective on his deeds, his whole life made a drastic turn. The things he considered as gain became loss (Phil 3:6-9). Does the individual bring up in the Christian faith have enough time to answer the “why?” question? Is it that they simply “inherit” the faith of their parents without making careful considerations for the profession o