Yeah, we can just imagine you being the apostle Paul's self-appointed spiritual advisor, r9etb. You begin by looking over the past several-year itinerary of Paul -- once Saul, a former zealous proselyte of Judaism -- revisiting those old Synagogue "haunts."
R9etb's 'Lecture of Lectures' [when you get to the italicized content, ask yourself...Hmm...where have we heard that before?]:
"Paul," says r9etb, "I see you hit up the Salamis synagogue." (Acts 13:5)
"Then on to the Pisidian Antioch synagogue." (13:14)
"Then you went to the Iconium synagogue." (14:1)
"And after that, Paul, I see you went to the Thessalonian synagogue." (17:2)
"Hmmm...Now, Paul really. Then the Berean synagogue?" (Acts 17:10)
"And the Athens synagogue, too?" (17:17)
"And Corinth? You went to the Corinth synagogue as well?" (18:1)
"And then on to the Ephesus synagogue?" (18:19), thereby encouraging Apollos to go there, too? (18:26)
"And the Ephesus synagogue wasn't enough to go there once? You just had to return there after visiting Corinth?" (19:9)
"I mean really, Paul. 'Maybe because it's better to focus on something fresh and healthy, rather than just refighting those old battles from your past, time and time again. As it is, you seem to be stuck in a very narrow trench. Again, just an observation,' Paul."
"Paul, 'we have your intense, laser-like focus on' Jews. 'and your insistence that others share your position. To the disinterested observer it seems strange and obsessive,'Paul. 'Just saying'....
chuckle. Great analogy there.
The key to zeal is its bottom-line purpose: It is FINE to be zealous, provided the purpose is GOOD, and to be so ALWAYS... (Gal. 4:18)
;-)