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...Paul did not commit murder when God used their words to kill people.

Hi. After his conversion to Christ, who was it that Paul had killed? (Since Paul was not a civil servant in obedience to Roman or other rulers' instructions, that would indeed be murder.)

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Hi. After his conversion to Christ, who was it that Paul had killed? (Since Paul was not a civil servant in obedience to Roman or other rulers' instructions, that would indeed be murder.)

Paul was not a man of many words but little or no authority. I accept the scriptures and find several occasions where the Apostle either pronounced sentence, or threatened to pronounce, sentence of death on other erstwhile believers.

1. 1 Cor 5 -- clear death sentence; ambiguous ending (some hold the man who married his mother was restored although there is no clear indication the man in 2 Cor is the same man;)
2. Gal 5 -- clear desire for a death sentence, but no one selected or named; perhaps due to jurisdiction, Peter being the Apostle to the Jews; indeed we see a Paul took the issue to the apostolic council in Jerusalem
3. 1 Tim 1:20 -- similar to 1 Cor but naming names; perhaps they were Gentiles