Summary
He starts right out by addressing the charge of blasphemy, verse 2, Stephen replied, Brothers and fathers, listen to me, the God of glory appeared to our ancestor Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia before he lived in Heron. Exodus, the 33rd chapter says this, Moses said to God, Show me your glory, I pray, and God said, I will make all my goodness pass before you, and we'll proclaim before you the name, the Lord. And the defendant speaks in his own defense and says, This is not blasphemy for I am speaking of the God of glory. Remember in school when a teacher would give you a review sheet, and would say the wonderful and gracious words that the test is taken right from the review sheet. The attorney said, because this person is on trial, does that mean that there is evidence against them? Probable cause and would indicate some level of evidence, the purpose of the trial then would be to put the evidence up to scrutiny to see if it's legitimate, if it could be contradicted, et cetera, but the very fact that the person was arrested and there was probable cause must indicate that there's some level of evidence then that will examine.
Video citations
- Sermon 10-7-18 Review Sheet: Abraham — Would you open your Bible, please, with me to the seventh chapter of the book of Acts, as we continue our study of this magnificent book that God has given to us. A few weeks ago, I had received a…