This arvo I was reading Acts 7. Stephen gives a cracker of a sermon in the court. He recounts the history of Israel and says that their forefathers were idiots for rejecting God and his prophets. He then completes the smack-down by calling them double-idiots for being doubly stupid for killing Jesus, THE Prophet.
They get cranky pants. Big time! They gnash their teeth at him and then proceed to play a massive game of stax-on with the nearest rocks they can find.
As they’re stoning him, Saul (now known as Paul) is there in the thick of the action. It was at that point that I started thinking about what Stephen and Paul’s relationship is like now in the presence of Jesus. Do they have some probs? Does Stephen joke about the time that he got ‘stoned’? Does Paul just keep saying “I’m sooo sorry about that…”?
Then I read the next verse: Stephen prays a very Jesus-esque prayer upon death. That prayer is answered in the conversion of Saul, the chief of all sinners.
What are they both doing now? Being stoked in Jesus.
I read that passage on monday (thanks to Mr M’Cheyne).
I was struck by the massive turnaround in Saul/Paul. How awesome is our God?
Yo M-Dogg. Thanks for the post.
How’s that Greek coming?
That’s a great little verse to point out – love it.
hey guthers – which columns are you doing on m’cheyne?
i’m doing the one starting with acts and the one starting with ezra.
reading the one starting with matthew with row.
yo b-dogg – gk aint happening heaps… but got a bit under belt… and will do some more in the next 3 weeks or so leading up to geek week.
what’s you tip for learning prior to gk wk?
yo andy. how’s that blog going?
hey dave – I’m doing all 4. Matt and Genesis with Adri and the other 2 alone
I got given Carsons – “For the Love of God” for Christmas
Hey Norm
Just out of interest where were you as you read Acts 7????
hey guthers – FTLOG is gold… go hard!
hey jen. you know where i was.
So, where were you? Now I’m curious.
What blog?!?
guess!
Newcastle?
incorrect.