As Paul makes a defense for himself and for Christianity in general, he retells his conversion and commissioning as an apostle. Though he was staunchly against Jesus and His followers, even putting some of them to death, Paul was confronted by the Righteous One and became a Christian. After returning to Jerusalem, Jesus appeared to him and told him to leave because the Jews, though they needed grace just as much as the Gentiles, would not accept the good news about Jesus. There are at least three things we can learn from this passage: First, it doesn't matter who you are or what you've done, the gospel can be good news for you right now. Second, we learn that it doesn't matter who you are or how you're wired, in Christ you are specifically gifted for Jesus' mission. Third, we learn that it doesn't matter who you are or what your personality is, you can be as bold as Paul for Jesus.