He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus. So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him. When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus. Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace.
Great ideas are a powerful means of shaping lives.
And it has shaped many lives. But there is something even more powerful than a great idea, namely, a person who embodies that idea. John Kennedy's ideas had power because people not only listened to the ideas, they also looked at the man. In the Christian faith great doctrines are a powerful means of shaping lives. But even more powerful is a great doctrine lived out by a real person.