Acts 9:3

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

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Interpretation

So ill informed was Saul, that he thought he ought to do all he could against the name of Christ, and that he did God service thereby; he seemed to breathe in this as in his element. Let us not despair of renewing grace for the conversion of the greatest sinners, nor let such despair of the pardoning mercy of God for the greatest sin.

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This thought runs through Acts 9:1-5.

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Glossary

Damascus Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Damascus.