Was there any conversion in the life of Paul? If by "conversion" we mean abandoning a sinful life, there was no such conversion, because Paul was a sinner. When persecuting the Church of Christ, in his conscience he was doing his duty to God, to God's People and to the Law. Being an overseas Jew, he felt obliged to prove his Jewish identity, by destroying whatever he saw opposing Jewish religion and Jewish traditions. When Stephen was stoned to death, he was not allowed to throw a stone, because he was still a minor, but he proved his support for the execution by guarding the garments of the executers. Here Paul is fulfilling Jesus' prophecy: "The hour is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is doing a holy duty for God" (Jn. 16:2). Saul continues doing this "holy duty", till the Lord whom he was persecuting, comes on the way to Damascus and shakes his heart (Acts, 9). His question "What am I to do, Lord?" marks a U turn in his life. The content of his "holy duty" radically changes, form destroying the Church of Christ to building the Church of Christ; but his attitude never changed: always doing the Will of God, the way his conscience shows him.