Acts 7: 54 – 60 English
Revised Version
“When those in the
council meeting heard this, they became very angry. They were so mad they were grinding their
teeth at him. But Stephen was full of
the Holy Spirit. He looked up into
heaven and saw the glory of God. And he
saw Jesus standing at God’s right side.
Stephen said, “Look!I see heaven open.
And I see the Son of Man standing at God’s rights side.” Everyone there started shouting loudly,
covering their ears with their hands.
Together they all ran at Stephen.
They took him out of the city and began throwing stones at him. The men who told lies against Stephen gave their
coats to a young man named Saul. As they were throwing the stones at him,
Stephen was praying. He said, “Lord
Jesus, receive my spirit!” He fell on
his knees and shouted, “Lord, don’t blame them for this sin!” These were his last words before he died.
Looking
at Saul, he was very zealous in his religion and born in Tarsus. Saul had the privilege to studying in
Jerusalem with the ranking rabbi of the era.
Let's assess Sauls live here, it
seems that Saul came from a well-to-do family, which must have lived
comfortably with the privilege of a top-notch education thrusting him forward
on a pathway of prominence. It seems
that Saul already was passionate and bold
when it came to his religion and by the age of 30 he already was a Sanhedrin on
his way to becoming a young Pharisees in the country.
Watching
Saul’s behavior it's clear that he felt the Christians were blasphemous and had to
be dealt with severely. So then if Saul whom we know as Paul could be
forgiven for all his misdeeds, would you
say it is possible for us to also be forgiven?
Of course, we can be forgiven, God
has sent His only begotten Son Jesus
Christ of Nazareth for our sins.
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