How did God view Saul of Tarsus before his conversion?
Before his conversion, God viewed Saul of Tarsus as a heartache, a raging bull and religious zealot who hated anything concerning Jesus of Nazareth. In God's eyes, Saul was a heartache due to his hatred, though God also saw his future as Paul, the apostle.
Les explains that before Saul's conversion, in God's eyes Saul was a heartache, a raging bull and religious zealot who hated anything concerning Jesus of Nazareth. Les compares this to the two names of Benjamin, noting Saul had another side. He became Paul, the great apostle, who thrilled the heart of God as he suffered repeatedly for the sake of the gospel. Because of that one little Jew, Christianity swept across the Roman Empire. Les suggests God already had the apostle Paul on His mind back in Genesis, along with the prophecies concerning the Messiah, and Paul was a Jew, a son of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
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What was Saul of Tarsus in God's eyes?
Just as the name Benjamin had two sides, Saul had another side, and in God's eyes Saul was a heartache because he hated Jesus of Nazareth.