If we would have said who was the worst man that ever lived, Saul of Tarsus would have raised to see him.

He wasn't just being dramatic or humble. He really did believe that he was the chief of sinners because if anyone should have known

better on that day in Jerusalem it was Saul of Tarsus. Over the past couple of months on Sundays you have heard Arse Sprawl preach sermons from

Ephesians and Galatians, wonderful letters written by the great apostle Paul.

But who was Paul?

And why did he call himself and believe himself to be the chief of all sinners.

Welcome to the Sunday edition of Renewing Your Mind,

where each week we feature the preaching ministry of Dr. Sprole.

This week we are in acts written not by Paul but by Luke.

However in today's text we meet Paul or Saul and read an incident that no doubt stayed with Paul his entire life.

Don't forget that until midnight, if you'd like to own your own copy of R.C. Sproll's

expositional commentary on Acts, you can request the hardcover edition

with your donation of any amount at renewing your mind.org.

Well here's Dr. Sprawl on the Apostle Paul, otherwise known as Saul of Tarsus.

This past week on vacation I had an opportunity to relax and read. I read some theology, but not very

much. Most of the time was taken up by reading fiction and a little book that some folks in the

church gave me a couple of weeks ago called the Summer of 49.

And it was a vivid chronicle of one of the most fascinating and dramatic

tenant races in Major league baseball history.

It's chronicled the race between the Boston Red Sox

with their great star Ted Williams

and the New York Yankees were their superstar Joe DiMaggio and the

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