of human origin) or no one will be able to destroy it (because it is the boulē of God). Gamaliel adds one final note indicating the possibility that they may even be found “opposing God” (theomachoi), a word that more literally means “God-fighter.” Those who oppose God’s people and his plan are “God-fighters.” Those to whom Luke writes are God-lovers (theophilus, 1:1). In Luke’s theology, there are two paths: loving God’s plan or warring against it. Not only is the plan of God
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