This morning I read some of the book of Acts and was hit up side the head with the obvious. Acts 5:34 Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in respect by all the people, and commanded them to put the apostles outside for a while. 35 And he said to them; "Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do regarding these men. 36 For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was slain and all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing. 37 After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census, and drew away many people after him. He also perished, and all who obeyed him were dispersed.38 "And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; 39 but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it- lest you even be found to fight against God.
The man Gamaliel, who taught Paul (Acts 22:3) everything he knew about the law, was right on the button. If Jesus really didn't rise from death giving all who would believe and confess and be baptized in His name eternal life in heaven, Christianity would be dead by now. If all of those who were beaten and martyred for His name's sake had done it in vein, Christianity would just be something to read about in the history books. But, it's obvious that the accounts of the bible are true and accurate because here we are now, almost two thousand years later still fighting the good fight and running the race, handing the baton to the next generation to do the same. It seems like the more people try to stop the spread of the gospel, the more it spreads. If it were untrue in any way, it wouldn't exist, period. You just can't kill the truth!
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