Paul’s First Missionary Journey

Paul’s First Missionary Journey

Not long after returning to Antioch the Holy Spirit sets Paul and Barnabas apart (Acts 13:1-3).  After first traveling to Barnabas’ homeland of Cyprus, they sail to Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13:13-14, the coast in present south central Turkey).  They travel through the cities of Galatia establishing churches and yet being forced to leave each locale by jealous Jewish Judaisers.  After affirming each church on the return trip, Paul and Barnabas return to Syrian Antioch to winter there and report of the spread of the Gospel to their home church (Acts 14:27-28).

Shortly after returning to his home church, Paul heard that a group of Judaisers had followed in his footsteps, adding to Paul’s message of salvation and Christian living by grace through faith the requirement of circumcision and obedience to the Mosaic Law.  Paul writes them a letter (Galatians, written approximately A.D. 48) to contrast enslavement to legalism with the life of freedom the believer has in Christ.

Because of Paul’s experience ministering to Gentiles in Galatia, and fighting the inroads of Jewish legalism in his letter to them, Paul was a valuable witness in the counsel in Jerusalem centering on the issue whether Gentiles had to be circumcised and otherwise obey the Law of Moses to be saved (Acts 15).  Paul, Barnabas and those from Jerusalem were entrusted to carry the decision of the counsel to encourage the churches in other regions.

 

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The Conversion and Early Ministry of Paul

 

The Conversion and Early Ministry of Paul

After Paul’s dramatic conversion (Acts 9) he is forced to leave Damascus.  He spends three years (studying and preparing for his ministry?) in Arabia (Gal 1:17).  He then returns to Damascus (Acts 9:21-25; 2 Cor 11) and ministers the word.  He travels to Jerusalem to meet some of the elders of the church (Gal 1:16-17) and settles in his home town, Tarsus.  Recognizing the great need in Syrian Antioch for an able teacher such as Paul, Barnabas travels to Tarsus and convinces Paul to return with him to Antioch.  There Paul spends approximately 11 years (derived from the “14 years later” i.e., since his conversion, Gal 2:1) preaching and teaching before returning

English: Ananias restoring the sight of Saint Paul

again to Jerusalem during a time of famine there (Gal 2:1-10; Acts 11).  He returns to his new home in Antioch.

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