The high priest said, "Is this so?" And Stephen said, "Men, brothers
and fathers, listen to what I have to say. The God of glory appeared
to Abraham our father when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in
Charran. He said to him, 'Get out from your country and from your
kindred and come here to a... [ Continue Reading ]
STEPHEN'S DEFENCE (Acts 7:1-7)
When Oliver Cromwell was outlining the education he thought necessary
for his son Richard, he said, "I would have him know a little
history." It was to the lesson of history that Stephen appealed.
Clearly believing that the best form of defence was attack, he took a
b... [ Continue Reading ]
"So he gave him the covenant of which circumcision was the sign. So he
begat Isaac and he circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac begat
Jacob and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs. The patriarchs were
jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt; but God was with him and
rescued him from all his t... [ Continue Reading ]
"When the time for the fulfillment of the promise which God had told
to Abraham drew near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
until there arose another king in Egypt who had no knowledge of
Joseph. He schemed against our race and treated our fathers badly by
making them cast out their chi... [ Continue Reading ]
"It was this man who said to the sons of Israel, 'God will raise up a
prophet from among your brothers, like me.' It was this Moses who was
in the gathering of the people in the wilderness, with the angel who
spoke to him in Mount Sinai, and with your fathers. It was he who
received the living oracl... [ Continue Reading ]
As they listened to this their very hearts were torn with vexation and
they gnashed their teeth at him. But he was full of the Holy Spirit
and he gazed steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God and
Jesus standing at God's right hand. So he said, "Look now, I see the
heavens opened and the Son... [ Continue Reading ]