The Acts of the Apostles (1911) — PDF Scan 85

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BEFORE THE SANHEDRIM 79 positaries of truth had proved unfaithful to their trust, and God chose others to do His work. In their blindness, these leaders now gave full sway to what they called righteous indignation against the ones who were setting aside their cherished doctrines. They would not admit even the possibility that they themselves did not rightly understand the Word, or that they had misinterpreted or misapplied the Scriptures. They acted like men who had lost their reason. What right have these teachers, they said, some of them mere fishermen, to present ideas contrary to the doctrines that we have taught the people! Being determined to suppress the teaching of these ideas, they imprisoned those who were presenting them. The disciples were not intimidated or cast down by this treatment. The Holy Spirit brought to their minds the words spoken by Christ: ^^Tlie servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for My name's sake, because they know not Him that sent Me.'' ''They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometli, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doetli God service." ''These things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. ' ' ' The God of heaven, the mighty Ruler of the universe, took the matter of the imprisonment of the disciples into His own hands; for men were warring against His work. By night the angel of the Lord \John 15:20,21; 16:2,4. 6 — Acts