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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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visit to <strong>the</strong> UnknownPeast, <strong>the</strong> Messianic activity<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong> had passed into ano<strong>the</strong>r stage, that call<br />

would not come as a surprise to <strong>the</strong>ir minds or<br />

hearts.<br />

So far as <strong>the</strong> Master was concerned, we mark three<br />

points. First, <strong>the</strong> call came after <strong>the</strong> open breach<br />

with, <strong>and</strong> initial persecution <strong>of</strong>, <strong>the</strong> Jewish<br />

authorities. It was, <strong>the</strong>refore, a call to fellowship<br />

in ffis ]M">culiar relationship to <strong>the</strong> Synagogue.<br />

Secondly, it necessitated <strong>the</strong> ab<strong>and</strong>onment <strong>of</strong> all<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir former occupations, <strong>and</strong>, indeed, <strong>of</strong> all<br />

«atiitii. earthly ties.^ Thirdly, it was from <strong>the</strong> first,<br />

<strong>and</strong> dearly, marimd il<br />

totally different from a call to such discipleship, as<br />

that <strong>of</strong> any o<strong>the</strong>r CHAP. Master in Israel. It was<br />

not to learn more <strong>of</strong> doctrine, nor more XTTT fully<br />

to follow out a life-direction ah*eady taken, but to<br />

begin, <strong>and</strong> to ' ^~^ become, something quite new,<br />

<strong>of</strong> which <strong>the</strong>ir former occupation <strong>of</strong>fered an<br />

emblem. <strong>The</strong> disciples <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Rabbis, even those <strong>of</strong><br />

John <strong>the</strong> Baptist, * followed,* in order to learn;

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