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1
St. Paul and the Work of the Holy Spirit
  • pp. 107-113

2
The Church begins to take form
  • 50 years after Jesus death and resurrection,
    Christianity had spread and communities of
    followers would gather the day after the Sabbath
    celebrate mass.
  • At this time the Apostles and Church leaders
    began to organize the communities to ensure that
    the next generation could continue the Church and
    teachings of Jesus.

3
  • The Acts of the Apostles marks the beginning of
    the Church with the Holy Spirit descending on the
    Apostles and working through them. (Pentecost)
  • The link connecting Jesus to the first followers
    was the Holy Spirit (sent after the Ascension to
    help the Church build the Kingdom of God until
    the Second Coming. The actions of the Church and
    the Apostles were guided by the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts of the Apostles is written by Luke the
    evangelist.

4
Who was Paul?
  • He was not one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus.
  • Wrote 14 Epistles in the New Testament and played
    an important role in evangelizing to the
    Gentiles.
  • He was originally known as Saul of Tarsus. He had
    a zeal for the Law of Moses. He was a Shammaite
    Pharisee and had Roman citizenship.
  • Saul was originally a persecutor of Christians
    before his conversion.

5
  • Shammaites were followers of Shammai, who
    believed that politics and religion were
    inseparable (Zealous sect of the Pharisees).
  • They believed the Kingdom of God for Israel could
    not come, and they could not be free, so long as
    Roman pagans were rulers of Israel.
  • Saul believed that he needed to rid Israel of
    people who didnt follow the Law especially
    Christians.

6
  • Saul was also a Roman citizen being born in
    Tarsus meant he was Jew of the Diaspora.
  • Saul was educated and was familiar with Gentile
    people and their customs as Tarsus was a more
    diverse and cosmopolitan place than Jerusalem.
  • Saul would have also been comfortable with
    navigating and travelling.

7
  • Saul would have been present for the stoning of
    St. Stephen, the first martyr.
  • He didnt participate, but did allow it and was
    to watch peoples clothes during the stoning.
  • Saul asks the High Priest for letters of
    introduction so he can seek out Jewish Christians
    and bring them back bound to Jerusalem.

8
Sauls Conversion (Acts 9.1-22)
  • On the road to Damascus, Saul is blinded by a
    light and Jesus speaks to him.
  • Saul, Saul why do you persecute me?
  • Saul is blinded and without food for three days
    (similar to Jesus dying and rising on the third
    day).
  • In Damascus, the disciple Ananias is told to heal
    Saul in a vision.
  • Saul is then baptized and begins his life as a
    missionary for Christ, now known as Paul.

9
  • Paul was name as the Apostle to the Gentiles,
    spreading Christianity throughout the Roman
    Empire to non-Jewish people.
  • Paul made three missionary journeys and according
    to tradition, he died in Rome.
  • With Pauls ministry to the Gentiles,
    Christianity eventually grows to be the largest
    religion in the world Rabbinical Judaism is the
    smallest religion since it traditionally doesnt
    proselytize.

10
The Holy Spirit in the life of the Church.
  • The mission of the Holy Spirit is to complete the
    work that the Father sent Jesus to do.
  • Jesus was sent to show the world how great Gods
    love was and still is for us.
  • The work of Jesus continues through the faithful
    with the motivation of the Holy Spirit working
    through us.

11
  • The Early disciples saw the hand of God in the
    events that shaped the Church.
  • They attribute the origin of the Church and their
    mission to Pentecost.
  • They also believed that all Christians were
    living in the Spirit and were therefore related
    to one another.
  • St. Paul has often described the Church as the
    Body of Christ.

12
Christianity and Judaism
  • Pentecost (50 days after Easter/Passover)
    Descent of the Holy Spirit (Christians) and Moses
    receives the 10 Commandments (Jewish).
  • 40 days after The Ascension (Christian) and
    Moses and the Israelites arrive at Mount Sinai
    (Jewish).
  • Passover Resurrection of Jesus (Christian) and
    Moses delivers the Israelites from slavery
    (Jewish).

13
  • The Holy Spirit breathed a new life (the life of
    Christ) into the community of believers.
  • The Church is seen as the mystical Body of Christ
    (1 Corinthians 1212-26)
  • We are called to live in communion as God does in
    the Trinity (we live in community).
  • The Church is intended to be an instrument of
    Gods grace.

14
  • The Church is where the love of the Father for
    Jesus is made visible and takes form.
  • We see Jesus - the Son of God, in the way the
    Church reaches out to the poor and the rest of
    the world.
  • The Holy Spirit is everywhere at work (the
    energy, fire, joy of people doing Christs work).
  • The Church is the sacrament of Gods activity of
    gathering (sign of Gods love in the world).
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