Ислям

[dreamwalker]

Те са хора единодушни във вярата, приели вярата директно от Христос.

Саул е бил от тези, които са измъчвали първите християни.

"It is quite possible that Saul was present for the trial of Stephen—a trial that resulted in Stephen becoming the first Christian martyr ( Acts 7:54–60 ). The historian Luke tells us that Stephen’s executioners laid their garments at the feet of Saul ( Acts 7:58 ), who was in full approval of the mob’s murderous actions ( Acts 8:1 ). Saul later ravaged the church, entering the homes of believers and committing them to prison. Saul’s anti-Christian zeal motivated him not only to arrest and imprison male Christians ( the “ringleaders” ) but to lock up female believers as well ( Acts 8:3 )."