(Acts 9:13-14) This is an unpleasant and dangerous task, as far as Ananias is concerned, and he simply wants to avoid it. Having a healthy regard for your safety is not in itself displeasing to God.

Saul watched Stephen be murdered by stoning and as he died he cried out “Lord, do not charge them with this sin” (Acts 7:60). In light of Saul’s background – see Galatians 1:13-14 and ...

In Acts 9:8-9, Saul does not eat, displaying fasting which is often associated with visions, religious piety, and spiritual transformation, but now Saul must eat to regain his physical strength.

In Acts 9:4, Saul “fell to the ground” - not from a horse, even if Caravaggio’s glorious painting has burned the image in our minds – and the scene is coming to an end when “Saul got up ...