Acts 5:39 KJV
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it;
lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Gamaliel is said to have been the son of that Simeon who held the infant
Jesus at his dedication. He is the man who trained Paul as a Pharisee and
was well thought of as the Pharisee throughout his life. History records that
he later became aggressive against Christians, requesting that a prayer be made
against them a little before his death.
But here Gamaliel seems thoughtful and even sympathetic to Christianity a
few thoughts come to my mind:
- I wonder how many people are presumed to be
believers merely because they are generally reasonable men?
- What a tragedy for one to be so close to the
truth but to miss it completely
- What a wonder that God had men in places of high
office (such as Joseph of Arimathea who craved the body of Jesus or Queen
Esther who saved the people of
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