How did Paul's past persecution affect him later in his apostleship?
Paul never got over his past persecution. As he endured the ramifications of his apostleship, he constantly remembered that what goes around comes around, and his was coming around. He acknowledged he had persecuted beyond measure, chasing believers to the ends of his authority and wasting them.
Les explains that before his conversion Saul was vicious and had no mercy. He did not care whether those who followed Christ as Messiah were men or women, young or old; he wanted to bring them bound to Jerusalem. Les teaches that Paul never got over that past. As he suffered all the ramifications of his apostleship, he must have constantly remembered that what goes around comes around, and his was coming around. In Galatians 1:13 Paul admits that beyond measure he persecuted and literally chased believers to the ends of his authority and wasted it.
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 does Paul say about his persecution in Galatians 1:13?
In Galatians 1:13, Paul says he persecuted the church beyond measure and literally chased them to the ends of his authority and wasted it.
What does Paul mean in Galatians 1:13 by persecuting the church 'beyond measure'?
When Paul says in Galatians 1:13 that he persecuted 'beyond measure,' he means he literally chased believers to the ends of his authority and wasted (destroyed) the church.