Luke’s description of Paul’s experiences support his contention that Christianity will survive and be successful under divine guidance by showing readers that Paul has a deep connection with God-fearing “devout Gentiles”(Ehrman, 202) as well as a deep-rooted past in Asia Minor, where he spread the Christian religion. Luke shows that Paul truly leads the Gentiles (characterized as adhering to Jewish customs and piety) who are sturdy Christians. Paul and his “two companions”(Ehrman 205) were successful at establishing relationships and converting Thessalonians to Christianity because they took a humble approach: representing themselves as modest manual laborers (Paul was supposedly a leather-man) like Jesus was, not accepting material or monetary payments during preaching time, and ultimately letting people establish intimate relationships with them (especially with Paul). Paul and his companions would preach the Gospel to passerby’s while they worked, showing sincerity. The Gentiles that Paul coveted were already half-Christian (being uncircumcised and devoutly worshipping God). It is noted, however, that Paul was very well-educated and charismatic, giving him credit to persuade those who remained faithful to Greco-Roman deities to convert. Paul stressed that divine guidance through God and His Son, Jesus (the Messiah) is a divinity that is alive and thriving (because Jesus was resurrected and will return to judge and save those worthy) vs. Greco-Roman “dead idols”(Ehrman 207). Paul’s strategy proves his innocence and sincerity, as well as the innocence of the Christian mission by his practices mentioned above and in the way he stressed Jesus’ human existence, divine/purposeful death, and his resurrection.