"Don't d" "I know what I'm doing, I'm a Christain...DOH!"

Name: Chad
Scripture: Acts 5:12-42
"We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree"
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"When they heard this they were enraged and wanted to kill them. But a pharisee in the council name Gamaliel stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while"

paraphrase = Be careful what you do with these men. Remember all these men who had followers that just kinda died out. [direct quote continued below]

"If this plan or this undertaking is of man it will fail; but if it is of God you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!"

OAP: I really enjoy this. Sometimes when I read other peoples blogs I skim the scripture and go right the OAP, I highly recommend looking at this scripture. Kristen on the Ercu blog said this was her favorite Pharisee and I have to agree.
Jesus, raised from the dead, big event, people know it, people care and follow his friends. Let me repeat, raised from the dead. First reaction to his followers...Lets kill them. Then Gamaliel gets up "Hey guys, this might not be the best idea....Let's think this one through" Then he plays it perfectly, making the other Pharisees actually trust God, is this guy great or what?

God, Pharisee just sounds bad. When I think I am doing your will don't let me get so caught up in it that I refuse to reevaluate just because the person warning me isn't a Christian. Thanks for reminding me that sometimes the best advice comes from strange places (in this case the church....)