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The Unhealthy and Unwealthy Gospel (3) (Acts 7:53-8:3)
Introduction
Stephen's trial draws to a conclusion. We are confronted with the hardship of living in a sin-cursed world. Stephen is doing everything right. He is faithful to the Lord. He speaks the truth. He boldly proclaims Christ. The apostles' faithfulness has been rewarded with thousands of converts. One would think that this is going to be the trend. Stephen tells us otherwise. Stephen is faithful, and his reward is rejection, being dragged outside the city, and killed.
We are moved to a question: What do we do with a gospel like this? We might second-guess and ask, should Stephen have…
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