The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-08-24
For thou shalt be His witness unto all men of
what thou hast and heard
And He said unto me, Depart: for will send thee
far hence unto the Genties

Galatians IL, II, 1913:
But certify you, brethren, that the gospel which
was preached of me is not after
For l neither received it of man, neither was
taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
But when it pleased God, Who separated me from
my mothers womb and called me by His grace
To reveal His Son in me- that might preach Him
among the heather; Immediately l conferred. not
with flesh and blood:
Neither went up to Jerusalem to them Wn1cn
were apostles before but l went into Arabia
and returned again unto Damascus.
Then after three years went up to Jerusalem to
see Peter and abode with him fifteen days.
But other of the apostles saw none, save James
the Lords brother.
From these passages we learn:
/. Paul was foreknown and chosen OF God
for the apostleship before he was born.
g. His apostleship was to be especially to-
for, and among the Gentiles.
3. He was to know Gods will, see that Just
One and hear the voice Of His mouth.
He saw Him on the Damascus road (Acts %
6-1D; in Jerusalem (Acts % :17-2D; in the
desert Of Arabia Galatians :11-1O.
4. God would show him what great things he
could and would suffer for the sake (honor) OF
Jesus Compare Corinthians 4:9-13; Ii CORN
thians 8-11 Ii Corinthians 6:3-1O
s. Paul was not chosen in the place of Judas
and was never numbered as one Of the Twelve,
but considered himself Gas the Bible does) the
apostle to the Gentiles. Compare Acts 1926;
% 81; Corinthians Is SO; Revelation q Ia
In this last passage Paul s name does not ap-
pear as one Of ''the twelve apostles Of the
Lamb and in the next to the last passage Paul
twice separates himself from the twelve and
all the apostles. -
Paul would not usurp the place Matthias was
put in; for Matthias was numbered with the
eleven apostles. - Acts l rs.
ILL., Paul an Apostolic General Overseer
l. Paul associates Barnabas, another apostle.
with himself in some missionary work. - Acts
Ala:
Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul,
heard of, they rent their clothes, and in among
the people, crying out,
Compare Acts Ii lis.
Later on John Mark and Barnabas both leave
the General Overseer, and he chooses Silas, and
then Timothy to travel with him in the work
Compare Acts Is :36-41 Note here that Paul
was travelling among the branch churches, con-
frming them in the faith.
g. He selected his own travelling companions
without consulting any church, or any Of the
apostles. Acts 1918:
Then came he to Derbe and Lystra; and behold
a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the
son of a certain woman, which was Jewess, and
believed; but his father was a Greek:
Which we'll reported of by the brethren that
were LyStra and IcOnium
Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and
took and circumcsed him because of the Jews which
were>in those quarters for they knew all that his
father a Greek
And as they went through the cities, they de-
livered them the DEGREES for to keep that were
dained of the apostles and elders which were at
Jerusalem
And so were the churches established in the faith,
and increased in number daily.
3. Paul ordained Elders in all the churches
and cities without consulting anyone. 49, Acts
IA %:
And when they had ordained them elders in every
church, and had prayed with fasting, they com
mended them to the Lord, whom they believed.
4. The man from Macedonia calls Paul to
come to Europe He goes without consulting
anyone but God = he did not have to get per-
mission from any church. nor from any apostle
or other officers - Acts 16 :6-15. Carefully read
this great Scripture
5. Paul establishes a branch church at
Thessalonica without consulting the apostles
and elders, or the church at Jerusalem, Antioch
or anywhere else Acts II Ia
G. He commands Timothy to meet him hast
lily at Athens. Acts II :15:
And they that conducted Paul brought him unto
Athens: and receiving commandment unto S1las
and Timotheus for to to him with all speed,
they departed.
7. He establishes branch church at Corinth
and makes that his headquarters city for year
and six months (Acts SILLY There he finds
Aquila and Priscilla, his wife, with Apollos, and
Paul associates the three with him in the work.
s. He next goes to Ephesus where he has
twelve men, disciples Of John, rebaptized after
fuller Instructions.
He resides there three full years (Acts 20 80
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