What was God's purpose in revealing His Son in Paul?
God's purpose in revealing His Son in Paul was to reveal the resurrected, crucified, and risen Christ through him. This revelation came by God's grace, not because Paul deserved it, but according to God's preordained plan. Paul, formerly a persecutor, was called to have Christ revealed in him.
Les explains that when Paul comes out of the traditions of the fathers, he testifies that God, who separated him from his mother's womb and called him by His grace, purposed to reveal His Son in him. Les notes that Saul of Tarsus was already on God's mind in eternity past, and at the appropriate time his conception and birth were part of God's preordained plan. Even though Paul had hated Jesus of Nazareth and persecuted Him, God saved him by grace, not because he deserved or earned it. The One revealed in Paul was the resurrected, crucified, and risen Christ.
To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
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Why did God call Paul and reveal His Son in him?
God brought Paul on the scene for the distinct purpose of taking the Gospel of Grace to the Gentiles, revealing His Son in him so that he might preach Him among the heathen.
What was God's purpose for Paul's ministry?
God brought Paul on the scene for the distinct purpose of taking the Gospel of Grace to the Gentiles.
What does Paul mean in Galatians 1:16 when he says God revealed His Son in him?
When Paul speaks of God revealing His Son in him in Galatians 1:16, he is referring to God's revealing Himself in this man, the apostle Saul of Tarsus, now known as Paul.