[chette777]

Tbones,

Remember there are three different churches in the NT. Paul persecuted a Jewish church that was believing Christ was the Messiah. and believed Christ was the King who was soon to come back and take over the Kingdom as promised to David.

After Paul's conversion he is sent to the Gentiles and the church comes out of it's latent form and becomes visible and Jew and Gentile are treated alike after the final rejection of Christ by the leaders and Stephan's stoning, and everyone is presented the gospel of grace faith in Christ atoning work of the cross never preached IN Acts 2 3 4 5 6 7 or 8, Paul calls it "my Gospel". Acts 8 took place at the or about the same time as Stephan's stoning. it is important to record this history as we see God fulfilling his word to go tot he gentiles at first it was to be with the Kingdom Gospel but the Jews weren't doing it yet Philip is called to do so. after the rejection by Israel Paul is saved and a whole new gospel goes to the world.