What did Saul preach in the synagogue after his conversion?
After his conversion, Saul preached in the synagogue that Christ is the Son of God—period. The message was not that He died for sins and rose again, but simply that He is the Son of God, which is the Gospel of the Kingdom.
Les teaches that Acts chapter 9 records Saul’s conversion on the way to Damascus. Saul had been warned he would be the apostle of the Gentiles, but he was converted under the Gospel of the Kingdom, because that was all that had been revealed at that time. After Saul was baptized, fed, and had his strength back, he went straight down to the marketplace and the synagogue. There he preached Christ—that He is the Son of God, period. Les emphasizes this was the Gospel of the Kingdom, not the later message of Christ dying for the sins of the world and rising from the dead.
And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
How did Saul's early preaching of Christ as Son of God relate to the earlier Jewish program?
Saul’s early preaching fit the earlier Jewish program begun with John the Baptist and Christ’s earthly ministry. He went first to synagogues, still Jew only, and proclaimed Christ as the Son of God—not a gospel based on Christ’s death and resurrection, which he did not yet know.
Where did Saul go right after recovering from the Damascus road experience?
Right after recovering from the Damascus road experience, Saul went to the synagogue of the Jews. From Ananias’s house he immediately preached Christ in the synagogues, still confining his preaching to the Jew. He proclaimed that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God, Israel’s Messiah.
More Questions
What does "straightway" mean in connection with Saul's preaching in Acts 9?
The word "straightway" in Acts 9:20 means that from the time Saul received strength, his sight, and his baptism, he was ready to begin preaching.
Who made the same confession about Jesus that Saul made in Acts 9:20?
Saul's Acts 9:20 confession that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, was the same confession made by Peter, Martha, the Ethiopian eunuch, and all the other early believers.