When we left Paul in Acts 9, his powerful ministry had just begun. Another believer named Barnabas brought him to the apostles in Jerusalem, and he proclaimed Jesus there for a season. Paul’s fiery preaching was garnering the wrong kind of attention. In the same way that Paul had threatened the Early Church, now his own life was being threatened. The apostles decided to send Paul away to Tarsus for his protection. Paul was beginning to realize the cost associated with the call of God on His life.