“But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law,
who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that
the men be put outside for a little while. Then he addressed the Sanhedrin:
“Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men... in the
present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their
purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God,
you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting
against God.”
Acts 5:34-35, 38-39 selected
The words of Gamaliel were both wise and persuasive.
The Sanhedrin had listened to the Apostles words after
they had been miraculously let out of the prison that very same Sanhedrin had
them put into.
They were furious at the convicting power of the
Apostles words and the verse that leads into our text above says:
“When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to
put them to death.”
Gamaliel had the Apostles removed and then spoke to
his peers.
His words were honored.
Still, they were flogged and told not to speak in
Jesus’ Name, which they almost immediately disobeyed by the way!
But they were not put to death as the Sanhedrin
desired.
Wise words can be very persuasive.
Do you choose your words or do you let them spill out
without any thought?
Something to think about...
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