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In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

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was looking for Messiah; but it was his Messiah,<br />

not <strong>the</strong> Lord’s Messiah, so that when <strong>the</strong> Lord’s<br />

Messiah came he did not see Him. Some did, and<br />

believed on Him, and Paul immediately began to<br />

persecute <strong>the</strong>m because <strong>the</strong>y did not believe on his<br />

Christ. “For ye have heard of my conversation in<br />

time past in <strong>the</strong> Jews’ religion, how that beyond<br />

measure I persecuted <strong>the</strong> church of God, and<br />

wasted it.” “<strong>In</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jews’ religion.” God’s religion<br />

never persecuted anybody. It is man’s religion that<br />

leads one to persecute those who do not see his<br />

Christ. God’s religion never does so. “And profited<br />

in <strong>the</strong> Jews’ religion above many my equals in<br />

mine own nation.” Observe what <strong>the</strong> Jews’ religion<br />

was. “Being more exceedingly zealous of <strong>the</strong><br />

traditions of my fa<strong>the</strong>rs.” (Gal. 1:13, 14) He was<br />

zealous of <strong>the</strong> traditions of his fa<strong>the</strong>rs, not of <strong>the</strong><br />

word of God. “But when it pleased God who<br />

separated me from my mo<strong>the</strong>r’s womb, and called<br />

me by His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I<br />

might preach Him among <strong>the</strong> hea<strong>the</strong>n; immediately<br />

I conferred not with flesh and blood. Nei<strong>the</strong>r went I<br />

up to Jerusalem to <strong>the</strong>m that were apostles before<br />

me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto<br />

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