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Tue, 03 Jul 2012
Jul 03, 2012, 21:51
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When the church first began, many of the Jews were much opposed to the believers in Jesus. Stephen, one of the original seven men chosen by the church to help the apostles in their ministry, boldly told others about Jesus and urged them to believe in Him. Some men tried to debate with Stephen, but they were not able to meet his arguments. They pulled Stephen before the Sanhedrin (the highest Jewish court of 71 men) and found some men who would lie and say Stephen was saying bad things about God and the Temple.
The Sanhedrin asked Stephen if this was true. He began with Abraham and reminded them how the Israelites had never completely obeyed God, although some were always faithful. He told them how God had always been faithful to His promises, including sending Jesus as the Messiah. When Stephen said that he had a vision of Jesus standing at the right hand of God, the reliegious leaders became very angry, shouting and dragging Stephen out of the Temple. There they threw stones at him until he died. Just before he died, Stephen asked God to forgive the people who were stoning him.
When we tell others about Jesus today, we might be laughed at or ignored. In this country we would not expect to be killed, but in some places in the world Christians are killed even today for being faithful to Jesus. God wants us to tell others about Jesus, and He will give us strength and courage to do so. Who can you tell about Jesus this week?
One great way to tell others about Jesus is to invite them to come with you to Sunday School. This would be a perfect week to do that!
Tom and Sydney Cook
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