Where did all of Paul's converts come from religiously?
Paul's converts came from a background of paganism, idolatry, mythology, and idol worship. The whole world around Paul was steeped in paganism, and these people had recently been steeped in idolatry. They came out of that darkness and stepped into the light of Paul's gospel.
Les explains that all of Paul's converts came religiously from paganism. The whole world around Paul was steeped in paganism, mythology, and idol worship. Paul encountered this in Athens, where he saw a row of idols and an altar to the unknown God, and he told them they were too superstitious—meaning they feared the powers of evil rather than seeking God. These converts had recently been steeped in idolatry and paganism, and now they had come out of that darkness and stepped into the light of Paul's gospel. Paul uses the same analogy that Israel was steeped in with their system of worship, as the pagans were doing much the same with ritual and services.