 First of all, he already had a lot running against him. He was a Pharisee. He was the leader among the Pharisees. And he was Saul of Tarsus. He had the background. He had the education. He had the prominence, the prestige, the recognition, the power, and all the rest. He was the one they sent after to destroy the Christians. Paul admits in this particular chapter that the reason God went after him