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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
God told Ananias to lay hands on Paul because He is a chosen vessel. Are you a chosen vessel? Which believer in the Lord is not a chosen vessel? How does what the Lord told Ananias confer any special status or authority on Paul? That is my point.
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The part in bold gives it away:
"a chosen vessel unto me,
to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel"
Keep in mind that to Ananias , a Jew, such a calling to the Gentiles would have been seen as something new, significant and important. Paul maintained this focus towards the gentiles in his ministry for his whole life.