In
his spirited defense before King Agrippa, as recorded in the book of Acts, Paul reviewed his life both before and after his sudden conversion on the road to Damascus.
The
student of Christ Jesus' ministry, as revealed in the four gospels, is impressed with the fact that the numerous healings of disease performed by him were, with perhaps a single exception, instantaneous.
In
his second epistle to Timothy, Paul solemnly admonishes his friend to rise into such a wise state of thought and prudence of action as will lead him to salvation and lasting happiness.
The
relationship between purpose and inclination sometimes seems so close that they appear to touch, while in other ways they are as divergent as the poles.
