Was Paul married with a family before he became a Christian?
The context suggests Saul of Tarsus was likely married and had children before his conversion, and that when he became sold out to Christ he had to put all that behind, losing it all. However, this is presented as speculation rather than explicit biblical fact.
Les explains that Saul of Tarsus was a religious bigwig who profited greatly in Judaism and likely gained tremendous wealth. From that period, Les reasons that Saul must have been married and had children. When he was sold out to Christ, he had to put all that behind and lost it all. Les connects this to Paul's statement in Philippians that he counted everything as loss. He now had a far higher commission: to preach the Gospel of Grace to the Gentiles, which surpassed gaining wealth or caring for a family.
And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
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What was Saul like before he became a Christian?
Saul was a religious zealot who had no mercy and no compunction about putting Jewish believers to death.