Acts 9:4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
Thus, Paul must first encounter Christ before he can preach Christ with conviction and his anointing must come from God directly, not merely from the Rabbis or even Gamaliel. Even if Gamaliel might previously have laid his hands on him, Paul would need a fresh anointing from God, in order to be outfitted for the work of carrying the Gospel.
Acts 9:17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as you came, has sent me, that you might receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. 18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. 20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
Institutions of learning such as the many theological seminaries are not to be despised, for they generally do a very good work in the world. There they teach proper exegesis, old and New Testament linguistics, and many other nuts and bolts of ministry. But the laymen should be careful not to fall into the snare of graduating with honors in theology, while receiving an F grade in the Holy Ghost, for whenever this is the case, much personal instruction from God will be needed, in order for such persons to preach Christ effectively.
1st Corinthians 1:26 For you see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!