Acts 9:20-22
20 Immediately he preached the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God. 21 Then all who heard were amazed, and said, “Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?” 22 But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this Jesus is the Christ.
Saul was changed by the Son of God, whom he formerly attacked, so he could tell others who He is. People could not understand how this could be the same destroyer of Christ's followers until that time. But God grew Saul, giving wisdom and strength to prove Jesus was the Messiah (Christ) from the Old Testament. God had sovereignly trained Saul as a Pharisee to know the scriptures, then used that deep knowledge with added understanding by His Spirit to stop the mouths of religious leaders. Not many wise are called, but this was one of them.
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