As we have already noted, all of these subsequent “visions and revelations of the Lord” confirmed the life-transforming Damascus-road encounter. In light of Paul’s letters, we may draw several major conclusions about the meaning of that first encounter with Jesus for Paul. First, the Damascus-road experience took Paul by surprise. It was an experience of unexpected, undeserved grace (1 Cor. 15:10). There is no evidence that he was experiencing any guilt
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