Before the Apostle Paul’s call and conversion, the church already had its message, liturgical life, and Christological convictions. Paul was not the founder of Christianity, nor did he “invent” the Christian message. He suffered martyrdom as Jesus’ ambassador. His letters to the churches reveal the life of Christians, their struggle, faith, and hope in the age of religious syncretism. Later embraced by Gnostics, although he was not a Gnostic, Paul was attacked by some Jewish Christian sects for his