How can I trust Paul's account and whatever he wrote if he never met Jesus in person?

[BigBang1001]

Christians please explain!

Paul was a deluded, self righteous, lunatic

Paul was a good man and his visions were true (I will provide proofs)

[Dargil]

Jesus previously knew Saul/Paul supernaturally by the power of the Holy Spirit. G0d called him in advance.

1 Timothy 1:13
I who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

Galatians 1:15
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me through His grace..

And then,
Acts 9: 1-9
1 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.
4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”
6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one.
8 Then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.

I am satisfied, whether anyone else is or not.

[BigBang1001]

What makes you think he actually had this vision? What if he was lying! Or maybe he was dreaming, or hallucinating. Or maybe he saw the devil in the form of Jesus...
Even i saw Jesus in a dream some 6 years ago, and he told me that he was Jesus and he wanted me to recite the Quran!
Was that Jesus whom I saw in my dream or was that Satan!

[Dargil]

I am satisfied with the a story line. You can debate the facts but not faith.

[strateguy632]

You are using a flaw called circular, that is baseless, like 'How can I trust math teacher if he never met archmides in person" like 'How can I trust history book account but whatever author wrote, he never met past kings in person' you assume he didn't so... what. And worse it doesn't criticize bible that said he did as bc wrote here. You assume bible is false then say 'Christians please explain!' But we don't agree with your presupposition!

[strateguy632]

Tmx for mho. Also a sample of a match is Jesus said in john 3 need believing so Paul matched theme said 'by grace and faith.'

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

A good portion of Paul’s “letters” in the bible are highly questionable and more than a few are believed to be forgeries but christians are so gung-ho about not changing the contents of the bible that they won’t allow any of them to be removed. You need historical context as well as religious context to really understand his work in the bible.

[BCRanger10]

Except he did, according to Acts 9.