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****Gamaliel was NOT speaking by inspiration of God but giving his own opinion.*****

And how is it that you know this? Does the Bible say that? And, who heard what he said so that it was recorded in Scripture? I ask because in the 40th verse of that passage, it says that they called in the Apostles after having them scourged, so it would seem that it was not the Apostles who heard this. Do you find it mere coincidence that he was a teacher of St. Paul? Was it Paul who was among the council members and heard this?

*****First of all, there are myriad religions FAR from anywhere close to being “of God” - some that go back millennium before Roman Catholicism or all of Christianity, for that matter. *****

And exactly how many of these religions were founded by Jesus, the Incarnate Word, God the Son?

*****It’s just Gamaliel’s first part - that if it be of man, it will come to nothing - that is provably untrue.****

Really, I mean really? LOL Sorry, this is just pathetic.

Gamaliel was a respected man, Scripture calls him a doctor of the law , so respected that just by this he was able to stay the executioners of St. Peter and the other Apostles in custody.

Honestly, other religions, not founded on Jesus, the ONE TRUE GOD, are not what Gamaliel was addressing and to compare them to the Church which Jesus founded is just ridiculous beyond measure.

There is no argument here, your position is simply preposterous.

Like I said, I wasn't asking for an argument! That you call my comments "preposterous" and "pathetic", why don't you go back and read what I actually said with the rose-colored glasses off. I wasn't saying any other religions were founded by Christ or the Apostles. I said "religion" in general, you know, oh, Baal, Hinduism, Shintoism, etc., religions that ARE false religions. Gamaliel implied that if a religion is not from God it will "come to nought" and my only contention is that they haven't so far, have they?

I actually like what you said about Paul being there with Gamaliel when he said what he did. Although we know all Scripture is by inspiration of God, that's a very good point about Paul actually hearing his teacher's words. But it STILL doesn't make those words inspired by God - and that WAS my point - the recollection of them, yes, but not Gamaliel himself being inspired by God to say it.

Aren't there other topics to better spend your time on than misinterpreting what I say and making a case over it?