Guest Post - Paul and His Visit to Jerusalem
There are different opinions on whether Apostle Paul should have made the visit to Jerusalem that eventually landed him in jail and truncated his missionary journey. Some assert that Paul was right in following his conviction to go to Jerusalem, some others argue that his zeal to preach to or convert the Jews in Jerusalem made him go there. Yet others argue that he disobeyed the Holy Spirit’s instruction. I do not believe Paul was right in going to Jerusalem, neither do I believe that his going to Jerusalem was to preach to the Jews there, although I agree that he had unusual love and passion for the Jews that got him into trouble a lot of times. I have laid down my thoughts on this below. Please note that all Scripture references are from the New Living Translation (NLT). First, Some Background Paul was no stranger to Jerusalem. After his conversion in Damascus and some preaching there, Jerusalem was the next place he went. It was there that he received an instruction from the Lord