No:1 Target.

Stephen.

The first Christian to be martyred, Stephen was picked out by liberal minded men and this is a serious warning to every believer. These men were not able to prove Stephen wrong, so they had no excuses to justify their own sin.

We must be careful when sharing our faith not to button hole or push people and to pull back. But Stephen was only telling them the truth and it cost him his life.

They set him up, just like the religious men set up Jesus. So please don't think that being a Christian is about being a do gooder and it is an easy ride?

Matthew 26:59-61,  Acts 6:9-15.

Stephen...

The first Christian Martyr.

Stephen was not killed by religious men, he was killed by Liberals. Today we might call them ''do gooders, the ones who fight for our rights.'

Stephen was not killed because he had faith in God, he was killed because he spoke the truth.

Even good people do not like to hear the truth, because the truth is they are doing things in their own strength and for their reputation.

We all have something to hide, maybe we are really timid and weak. We pretend to be tough, to stay in the pack.

But you cannot go on as you are, that is why Jesus came to set us free from the darkness that we are comfortable and ignorant in!

Acts 6:5-8:3,  John 3:20-21,  8;12,  2 Timothy 1:7,  Revelation 21:8.