[CynicalBear]

I think not. One can find the struggle Paul was involved in against the inclusion of the worship of Diana in Acts 19. The merchants of Ephesus were none too pleased with Paul and the other Apostles and disciples teachings contrary to the worship and practices there.

[D-fendr]

I think not.

Dead giveaway that this is the opinion of a fallible man invoking your rule.

Sorry, doesn't count.

[Cronos]

Perhaps, but the new generation of sing-and-dance-to-ignore-oblivion gruops like boatbums are embracing the idea that Jesus was just an avatar of Archangel Michael

These groups like boatbums will have fallen for the fake story that Paul just renamed the pagan “unknown god” Jesus.

[smvoice]

Here is an interesting point from Acts 19:35 " ....,and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?"

"The original image of Diana was supposed to have descended from heaven so long ago that no one knew its maker or the time it was made. It was to the interests of the priests of Diana to persuade the people that it fell from heaven. Several sacred things are supposed to have fallen from heaven, Euripides stated that the image of Diana of Tauri fell from heaven, Numa claimed that the sacred shields were from heaven. Italian papists claimed that the shrine of our lady of Loretto was a divine gift from above. The image of Minerva of Troy is supposed to have come from Jupiter. St. Isidore said that the heathen priests killed or banished the makers of these things so they could induce the people to believe that these things came from heaven. -Dakes Annotated Reference Bible.

Some things never change..just change the names and claim the "miracle"/