Saul has a miraculous conversion. God’s “greatest enemy” becomes the biggest proponent of infusing Gentile believers into the message of Jesus. He is an advocate to grace and sets the tone well for the church today. Here’s how it goes down:

Saul was heading to Damascus to persecute “followers of the Way” and arrest them and bring them to Jerusalem. Instead of this, he is blinded by a light and forced to talk to a voice that ends up being Jesus. He had no sight for 3 days and neither ate nor drink. Ananias, a follower of Jesus, is told by Jesus to go pray with Saul. He asks Jesus if He is sure (Saul is dangerous). Jesus responds that Saul is chosen to be God’s instrument. Saul is prayed over and regains sight, scales fall off his eyes and he begins to proclaim Jesus publicly – in Damascus! This causes people to want to kill Saul. He escapes and Barnabas brings Saul along and welcomes him into the new church. From this, Peter is brought back into the story and Luke gives some interesting information concerning Gentile believers starting in chapter 11.

However, Saul/Paul and Peter are the key players in the pages to come and Paul becomes the main character that serves Jesus and spreads the word. While the story in Acts is played out, Paul writes nearly all the letters we have in the books to come. The story speeds up big time!