(Acts 9:13-14) This is an unpleasant and dangerous task, as far as Ananias is concerned, and he simply wants to avoid it. Having a healthy regard for your safety is not in itself displeasing to God.

(NRSV) Acts does not indicate how Christianity arrived in Damascus, when it arrived, or how many Christians were there. But as this scene opens, we are introduced to a disciple of Jesus ...