In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

time, or whether they conferred any degrees on
Paul, but I know that he was a learned man, and I
suppose he had gathered up the wisdom of the day
as it could be learned in the Jewish schools.
Speaking of himself in his letter to the Philippians,
he says, “For we are the circumcision which
worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ
Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. Though
I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any
other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might
trust in the flesh, I more. Circumcised the eighth
day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin,
an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a
Pharisee; concerning zeal, persecuting the church;
touching the righteousness which is in the law,
blameless.” And he speaks of this again to the
Galatians: “For ye have heard of my conversation
in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond
measure I persecuted the church of God, and
wasted it: and profited in the Jews’ religion above
many mine equals in mine own nation, being more
exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my
fathers.” (Phil. 3:3-6; Gal. 1:13, 14) That is where
Paul stood when he entered the school of Christ. I
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