Three Missions Journey

p Three Journeys of Paul

Apostle Paul had wide-ranging knowledge of the Old Testament , as he was a devout Jew originally but then had a meet with the risen Christ while travelling on the road towards Damascus and embraced Christianity He acquired philosophical understanding of the teachings of Christ 's New Testament . Despite an ongoing debate , Paul is credited with having written 14 Epistles during his lifetime . These epistles make up approximately 38 of the New Testament (Blank , 2002

After a revelation from the Holy Spirit the elders of the church at

br Antioch sent Barnabas and Saul (also known as Paul ) for missionary work They set out from the port Seleucua Pieria , along with a third member John Mark for Barnabas ' home on the island of Cyprus . From this point onwards Saul starter using his Roman name Paul , and took over as leader of the mission . A Roman Proconsul Sergius Paulus accepted teachings of Christ , and the apostles continued their journey northward and landed at Perga . At this point John Mark separated from the party , while Paul and Barnabas continued on to Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13 :13-14 . The first sermon was preached here in a synagogue , but their stay here was cut short as opposition from the Jews grew against them . This pattern of being accepted initially then being forced to move on in face of opposition was the standard pattern they faced throughout their journey From Pisidian they continued on to Iconium , where they found many believers , and then on...