He . . . heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” Acts 9:4
Before his conversion, Saul persecuted Jesus’ disciples (Acts 9:1-2). Yet, when Christ appeared to him, He said, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” (v. 4). Jesus identifies so closely with His people that to harm or bless them is to harm or bless the Lord Himself.
As Saul discovered, Jesus pushes out hatred by offering transforming forgiveness (9:17-20).
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