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The Conversion of Saul.-Acts tx:
1-3O.
Golden Textile fell to the earth
and heard a voice saying until him,
Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Acts ix:4.
Verses 1-2-From experience, phil
osophically, theologically, psycholog-
ically or any other way, how do you
account for the bitter hatred of Saul
for Christians?
After his conversion, did he sshow
the same hatred toward those who op-
posed Christianity?
Does history justify the statement
that, Jealous religionists, who have
not known. nor experienced the love
of God, have been exceedingly cruel
and bitter men?
Verses 3-4-What was the nature Dt
the light that shined around Saul?
(See Acts Xxii:6, xxvi:13, l Cor. xv:B.)
Whose voice was it that Saul heard
What reason is there to believe that
this was q real voice with outward
sound?
Is there any sinner so bad that Je
sus does not call him to repent?
Had Saul actually been prosecuting
Jesus? (See Matt. 25:40)
If we hurt or help a Christian is that
actually done to Jesus?
Is there a sense in which a Chris
tian is the actual Christ?
Verse 6-Did Saul know from the
first who 1t was that spake to him?
Does it always consciously hurt tc
tight against God?
Does wrong doing always hurt
whether done in ignorance or not?
Verse 6-What makes sinners al
ways tremble when God reproves then
for their sins?
At what stage does God forgive 6
convicted sinner?
When was Saul actually converted
Why did not Jesus tell Saul there
and then, what he wanted him to do
Verse 7-Why does the supernatural
always frighten people?
Verses 8-9-What had blinded Saul
How did Saul spend the days tina
he was without sight?
Did he fast because he had no de
sire for food, or was It a religion!
fast?
Is fasting of any use In these days
as help to spiritual life?
Verses 10-12-May the ability tt
hear God speak, be acquired by al
true Christians?
Have you any experience of Coz
telling more than one person the SAM
thing, so that when they came t.
compare experiences, Gods messag
was confirmed?
Will God always prepare us for ou
work, and prepare the work for us?
Verses 13-16-Is God pleased, or dis
pleased, If we do not accept what h
says, when 1t is not clear to us?
Verses 17-1s-Did Saul at this tim
receive the Holy Ghost, or at tho tim
Of his conversion, and when do Chris
tians generally receive himf (Thl
question must be answering in wrltin
by members of the club