Just so that we can get this straight, you believe that God compelled Paul to commit murder. Correct?
Paul was doing what God had intended for him to do, what he had created him to do, what was good and glorious in God's eyes, when Paul was murdering Christians. Right?
In essence it was a good and wonderful work that Paul was doing when he was murdering Christians. Correct?
Is that it? Have I been properly enlightened with the truth of the Gospel now?
Or are you having a bit of trouble enunciating the correct position?
God created Paul to kill Christians so that when God finally brought him to his knees in gratitude and devotion, we might all look upon Paul and say, "If God can work such miracles in one so vile, God can save a wretch like me."
Paul is the perfect testament to God's transforming grace. We should all be so blessed to be such clay.
BTW, not everything God creates is "good and glorious" to our temporal eyes (although everything God creates is part of His perfect will). God creates storms, earthquakes, avalanches, and pimples.
I have no trouble enunciating this position. On the contrary, it's liberating when you finally realize all the fences you construct around God are of your own making. He's far more enormous than your circuitous contradictions allow.