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Pilgrim said:
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speratus said:
Paul was saved when it pleased God to call him by His grace. Gal. 1:13. He was born again of water and the Spirit in baptism. John 3:5-7.
DEAL WITH THE TEXT....... and you will find that your view is exposed as error and thus you can joyfully repent of it. YOUR account of the salvation of Paul is in direct opposition and contradictory to Paul's own inspired account:

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Acts 22:8-16 (ASV)"And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me I came into Damascus. And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there, came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him. And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth. For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name."<br>
Now, please tell me what was the spiritual state of Paul before he was baptized?

Your question seems to be predicated on the false premise that I believe that the benefits of baptism are tied to the moment of its administration. That is a non-scriptural Papist concept.

Could Paul have been saved before, at, or after baptism? Yes. Do we have scriptural warrant to make the assumption he was saved before baptism? I don't think so. Not everyone who sees visions, obeys a command, calls Jesus "Lord", is called a "brother", etc. is saved. I'll leave you to research the revelant texts that prove my point.

What we do know is that he was saved when it pleased God (Gal. 1:15, 16) and that his sins; past, present, and future; were washed away in baptism (Acts 22:16).