Reformed Wisdom

On Acts 5:38-39 –

“From Gamaliel’s remark we can still glean good, useful, and fruitful instruction. Two of these points are true, as I have already said. The first is that whatever is from God man will never destroy. On the other hand, whatever is from men will collapse under its own without assistance. But Gamaliel’s conclusion to do nothing is wrong. According to him, men do not have to do their duty or become involved in anything or foster God’s truth. Yet it is not enough for us to be instructed in what is good and right; we have to what the power and effectiveness of the instruction are, how to profit from it, and why God has given it to us. When we come here to hear the gospel, we must do more than ask God to give us a good understanding of it. He must give us the wisdom and discernment we need when we consider how we are to use it” – John Calvin, Sermons on the Acts of the Apostles, Chapters 1-7, 280-181.