before the Jews stoned him to death
Was it “the Jews”?
If we read back one verse, we see this:
1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
Meanwhile, if we read back one chapter, we see these:
7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
So many other Jewish priests converted and followed Christ.
9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
It was actually other synagogues from other regions who began these claims.
12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council
13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
False witnesses were involved.
Now, we see the various parties who were against, as well as various parties who were for, and those parties overlap within higher level groupings.
You are not speaking clearly, and whether because of intention or bias, only you know. Either way, context is everything.
I myself have acted sinfully, which is against God. I myself have likely also done good works, which are for God (or at least I suppose so). Whose side am I on? It is not our place to decide that. God is the Judge, and Jesus is my mediator before Him, lest I simply be guilty.
Groups work the same way. Both good and evil exist within them. Why then, do you seek to render a judgment against the whole group? Would you not then be judged as you yourself judge? How were the same priests both “obedient to the faith” and a “Synagogue of Satan”?
Clearly, there were, and are, very bad actors who need to be sifted out and dealt with in some form or another. However, you are overgeneralizing, for whatever reason, and omitted very specific nearby verses that do not help your case, and where it could easily appear that you are in search of fulfilling your bias, rather than looking at things innocently and with earnest intention. Is our job to rush to judgment and condemnation? Both Jesus and Stephen asked Heaven not to hold their sins against them, yet you find it necessary to do so?
Strange.
before the Jews stoned him to death
Was it “the Jews”?
If we read back one verse, we see this:
1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
Meanwhile, if we read back one chapter, we see these:
7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
So many other Jewish priests converted and followed Christ.
9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
It was actually other synagogues from other regions who began these claims.
12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council
13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
False witnesses were involved.
Now, we see the various parties who were against, as well as various parties who were for, and those parties overlap within higher level groupings.
You are not speaking clearly, and whether because of intention or bias, only you know. Either way, context is everything.
I myself have acted sinfully, which is against God. I myself have likely also done good works, which are for God (or at least I suppose so). Whose side am I on? It is not our place to decide that. God is the Judge, and Jesus is my mediator before Him, lest I simply be guilty.
Groups work the same way. Both good and evil exist within them. Why then, do you seek to render a judgment against the whole group? Would you not then be judged as you yourself judge? How were the same priests both “obedient to the faith” and a “Synagogue of Satan”?
Clearly, there were, and are, very bad actors who need to be sifted out and dealt with in some form or another. However, you are overgeneralizing, for whatever reason, and omitted very specific nearby verses that do not help your case, and where it could easily appear that you are in search of fulfilling your bias, rather than looking at things innocently and with earnest intention. Is our job to rush to judgment and condemnation? Both Jesus and Stephen asked Heaven not to hold their sins against them, yet you find it necessary to do so?
Strange.
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before the Jews stoned him to death
Was it “the Jews”?
If we read back one verse, we see this:
1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
Meanwhile, if we read back one chapter, we see these:
7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
So many other Jewish priests converted and followed Christ.
9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
It was actually other synagogues from other regions who began these claims.
12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council
13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
False witnesses were involved.
Now, we see the various parties who were against, as well as various parties who were for, and those parties overlap within higher level groupings.
You are not speaking clearly, and whether because of intention or bias, only you know. Either way, context is everything.
I myself have acted sinfully, which is against God. I myself have likely also done good works, which are for God (or at least I suppose so). Whose side am I on? It is not our place to decide that. God is the Judge, and Jesus is my mediator before Him, lest I simply be guilty.
Groups work the same way. Both good and evil exist within them. Why then, do you seek to render a judgment against the whole group? Would you not then be judged as you yourself judge? How were the same priests both “obedient to the faith” and a “Synagogue of Satan”?
Clearly, there were, and are, very bad actors who need to be sifted out and dealt with in some form or another. However, you are overgeneralizing, for whatever reason, and omitted very specific nearby verses that do not help your case, and where it could easily appear that you are in search of fulfilling your bias, rather than looking at things innocently and with earnest intention. Is our job to rush to judgment and condemnation? Both Jesus and Stephen asked Heaven not to hold their sins against them, yet you find it necessary to do so?
Strange.