How did Paul treat the church before his conversion?
Before his conversion, Paul was a persecutor of the church. He persecuted it beyond measure. As a religious Jew, he wasted the assembly of God, tearing it up, killing and imprisoning believers, and doing anything he could to stop anything concerning Jesus of Nazareth.
Les teaches from Galatians chapter 1 verse 13 that Paul described his past manner of living in the Jews' religion. He was a religious Jew and the persecutor. Paul says he persecuted the church—the assembly, the Greek word ekklesia—beyond measure and wasted it. Les emphasizes that Paul tore them up, killed them, imprisoned them, and did anything he could to stop anything concerning Jesus of Nazareth. This was the same man who later received the gospel by the revelation of Jesus Christ, not from man.
For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
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What was Paul's manner of living before he was saved?
Before his conversion Paul lived in the Jews religion as a Pharisee and as a member of the Sanhedrin, and beyond measure he persecuted the church of God and wasted it.