Concept:Ananias hesitated because Saul was known as a fierce persecutor of Christians, not because of any lack of divine instruction or qualification.
Explanation:In Acts 9:13–14, Ananias answered God by saying he had heard from many people how much evil Saul had done to God’s saints in Jerusalem.
He also mentioned that Saul had come to Damascus with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who called on Jesus’ name.
This shows that Ananias was afraid and unwilling to lay hands on Saul because Saul had actively opposed and harmed the Church.
God, however, had already instructed Ananias to go, and Ananias himself was a faithful disciple, so options A, B, and D are not the correct reasons.
Therefore, the unwillingness was based on Saul’s past persecution of the Church.
Answer:C. Saul had opposed the Church