"When we read Acts 9,
we find Paul asking Jesus, “Who are you, Lord?” (Acts 9:5). In response Jesus
told him, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Now get up and go into the
city, and you will be told what you must do” (vv. 5–6). However, when we read
Acts 22, we find that Paul also asked a second question: “What shall I do,
Lord?” (Acts 22:10). This is an important addition to the story and a
significant combination of ideas, because together the two questions form a
sound basis for a strong Christian life…
Christianity begins with the question, Who are you, Lord? (Acts 9:5) That is
because the deity of Jesus Christ is the foundation for everything that
follows. Without that foundation we rush around doing things that appeal to us,
things that seem good, but are not necessarily the Lord’s plan for us. But
having established that base, we also need to ask the second question: What
shall I do? (Acts 22:10) This is because God has appointed certain good works
to be done by every Christian (Eph. 2:10)."
— James Montgomery Boice, Acts: An expositional commentary (155–156).
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