Why was Saul so unlikely to convert to Christianity? Dr. Casey Griffiths examines the conversion of Saul, the power of the Holy Ghost, and the martyrdom of Stephen.

00:00 Part 1–Dr. Casey Griffiths
01:37 Introduction of Dr. Casey Griffiths
03:09 Calling of the seven men
05:33 Stephen and Philip influence Paul’s conversion
07:08 Stephen’s recap of the Hebrew Bible
10:55 Stephen is charged with blasphemy
13:21 Uncircumcised of heart
17:54 They rejected Jesus and resist the Holy Ghost
19:49 Stephen full of the Holy Ghost and a scriptorian
21:05 Stephen uses inflammatory language
23:05 Saul is holding coats at the martyrdom of Stephen
24:21 Right hand of God, figurative or literal?
25:38 Was Stephen a successful missionary?
31:02 Parallel to Alma in Ammonihah
32:51 Philip is introduced and Saul needs a call
35:31 Jews are spread out over the Mediterranean
36:54 Philip is performing miracles
38:31 Simon is converted by the Holy Ghost
40:26 Bad acts driven by good motives
44:08 The eunuch from Ethiopia
49:09 Story of Godelia and Guillermo
55:17 The gospel going beyond Judea and Samaria
59:56 End of Part 1–Dr. Casey Griffiths

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