"But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them-in that case you may even be found fighting against God."(Acts 5:39)
One of the aspects of the so called "culture wars" is the idea that God must be defended. If we believe that something is not of God, then it is our job to stop it. Interesting that in this passage we hear another possibility, let it alone and see if it succeeds.
Gamaliel, the suggester of this stance saw the reality, that if we believe that God is involved in everything, if it is something God doesn't want it will fail, maybe not immediately but eventually.
But that is a hard thing to do, especially if we aren't sure if it is the right thing or not, to let go of control and to see what God does or doesn't do.
Not everything in life is meant to be in our control. We all have seen things come and go, but the truly valuable things, the things that are truly of God always succeed.
Blessings,
Ed
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