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After Paul’s conversion, how was his background used to carry out his life mission?
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As a Roman citizen, he was able to escape some prison and beatings. He used his Old Testament knowledge to reason with Jewish Rabbis that challenged his teachings.
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He was well versed in the Hebrew Scriptures and could talk knowledgeably about them, and his Roman citizenship gave him a status that a Hebrew would not have. This allowed him to speak to both Jews and gentiles.
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Paul’s background uniquely prepared him for the mission God had planned out for him.
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Paul was born into a Jewish family in a Gentile city. He enjoyed the privileges of Roman citizenship as his family had attained Roman citizenship; this helped him in his missionary ministry. God used all the pieces of his background to prepare him for and help him to carry out his life mission.
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Paul was a Roman citizen. This served him well as he moved about the Roman empire and gave him great social and legal advantages over non-citizens. The fact that he ah been a pharisee gave him a great understanding of God’s law and Jewish religious traditions and afforded him great crediabilty in the Jewish community. He had been raised in Tarsus and was familiar with the gentile lifestyle