“It pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace” (v. 15). The verb separated means “to mark off by bounds.” In this context, the word denotes “the divine action in setting man apart for the work of the gospel” (W. E. Vine). In the preceding verses, Paul has been recounting his past life. With heavy heart he has confessed his fanaticism for the Law. In fact, it was because of his unenlightened zeal for the Law that he had become