Biblical Treasury Galatians 4:29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. A soldier in the East Indies — a stout, lion-hearted man — had been a noted prizefighter, and a terror to those who knew him. That man sauntered into the mission chapel, heard the gospel, and was converted. The change in his character was most marked and decided. The lion was changed into a lamb. Two months afterwards, in the mess-room, some of those who had been afraid of him before began to ridicule him. One of them said, "I'll put it to the test whether he is a Christian or not;" and, taking a basin of hot soup, he threw it into his bosom. The whole company gazed in breathless silence, expecting that the lion would start up, and murder him on the spot. But after he had torn open his waistcoat, and wiped his scalded breast, he calmly turned round, and said, "This is what I must expect if I become a Christian. I must suffer persecution." His comrades were filled with astonishment. (Biblical Treasury.) Parallel Verses KJV: But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. |
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