“Yeah, he was not missing for fourteen years. It was him not going to flesh and blood ( the Disciples) for fourteen years.”
It doesn’t hold water that he did this immediately after seeing Jesus though when we see acts but rather than he didn’t do cult with the apostles when he went to preach to the heathen in Arabia and not that he saw Jesus then went to Arabia without talking to anyone but that when he decided to go preach the gospel to the Jew then he didn’t consult with them his conversion happened in acts he was converted by the vision in Damascus road , then Ananias was went to him then he received the gospel and was baptized and began immediately to preach the gospel in the synagogues
See his conversion and first audience here
“And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests? But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.”
Acts 9:18-22 KJV
And then this seems to be at the point he began to preach to the heathen ( pagans ) in Arabia
“For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: and profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.”
Galatians 1:13-18
Do you see what I’m saying ? It’s all true how do we reconcile Paul’s trip to Arabia it definately happened but definately want at his conversion before he preached the gospel according to both sections of scripture
I’m thinking that Paul’s saying “ I didn’t confere with the apostles or any man when the lord called me to preach to the heathen . That this is when he went to Arabia seeking a pagan audience that hadn’t heard the gospel yet
Paul expresses his desire tomoresch to new audiences that hadn’t been blinded by the law of Moses like many Jews
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”
Mark 16:15 KJV
“Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.”
Romans 1:13-15 KJV
Remember Paul’s calling was tomoresch the gospel to both Jew and gentile but he focused on gentiles because they heard better than Jews
Maybe Paul headed to Arabia because God out this in his heart and it was a heathen land where the gospel hadn’t been heard yet ?
“Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:”
Romans 15:20 KJV
she didn’t want to follow Peter or johns work but establish his own zones of conversion not out of envy or strife but to preach the gospel to all as he was called to do
makes sense he would look for heAthens who hadn’t heard yet the gospel
Does the allegory of the post, posted, say anything to you? about Paul, does it make any sense or is it just literal from the Bible to conjecture what is said as what is meant only? Just curious. God transformed Paul to be dead to his first born life as a Pharisee, under Law that he was doing it literally,
God in my transformation, is desiring Spiritual fruit, love from him in his resurrected Son to now lead not, me. Luke 21:14-15
I did start out as a Religious nut, Thinking I had to imitate Jesus, and was doing my best at trying to do that as best I could. Only to find me trapped in sin, even though I had stopped many of them, I was still trapped, until
I got asked, which Jesus are you believing? I replied what? There is only one Jesus! That is when I got this
There is the dead Jesus. people are trying to imitate, and are sore at not doing what they know to do, because no one can but Jesus. Is that you? I was asked. I replied, Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then asked what does the resurrected Jesus mean to you?
I replied he is risen. Then asked, could that be what God wants to now do, is live his risen life of love to all, through you, maybe?
He died once for all, I see this new now, in the risen Life over the dead one I was busy and barren at trying to live it out and could not, hiding in secrecy, not wanting anyone to know I lusted after the flesh and for worldly things too.
That is just me then, Now brother in seeing God is not of the dead, God is of the living and Jesus is alive as if never died. Wanting to Live this risen life through us, the people in willing belief to see, it is not any of self work ever that can keep me out of sin, that keeps people in sin. That is of the past, that had me in it choking to death, those past episodes of my troubles trying to not sin and still did that anyways. I see Romans 7 clearer than ever now.
The Thought has changed, saved by the risen life, seeing the death was needed first to reconcile all to himself first as recenciled (Forgiven). All that is left for us is, to believe it and be new in it forever With Father and Son doing the leading
As said in, Luke 21:14-15
getting self out of the way, can only be by being willingly dead to self, to learn new from God to each child personally, between God and them personally Thanks
Hope you see the Chalk board now, with your entire life of first birth written on it and see to erase that life too. Then write new from God to you in love and mercy to you too, all others also. Trusting God to give you the words needed
Thank you.
I know what is said, I do not know what you hear, I am trusting for you to hear from God personally thank you