stoning stephen reflection

This is my project

 

The Stoning of Stephen

 

While the number of Christians was increasing, more people were being overlooked, the Hellenistic Jews, Jews that adopted the Greek language and culture, complained that the Hebraic Jews were overlooking their widows and others. So the disciples had to choose some people to be in charge of the food distribution. Stephen was a christian who was one of seven chosen by the disciples to be in charge of food distribution. Stephen was seized and brought before the Sanhedrin, and he told them the story of how God led the Israelite’s from slavery into the promised land and about Moses and David and Solomon. He then told the Sanhedrin that they still weren’t listening to God even after all God has done for them, he called them a stiff necked people, and that their hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. And he asked if there was ever a prophet that their ancestors did not hunt down and try to kill, and that they even killed those who prophesied the coming of Jesus, and that then they killed Jesus. Stephen said that they had received the law and they broke it. When the members of the Sanhedrin had heard this they became enraged, they grind their teeth at him in disgust. Then Stephen said that he saw the heavens open and he saw God and the son of man standing at his right hand. When the Sanhedrin heard this they all rushed him and brought him outside the city gates, and began to throw stones at him, and the witnesses laid their coats in front of Saul of tarsus, a young pharisee, who would later help and become the same people who he was persecuting. While Stephen was being stoned he began to pray, he prayed that the Lord would receive his spirit, and that the Lord would not hold this sin against the stoners. Right after he finished praying he fell asleep.

 

 

1.  What did you do for the Stephen project (ie. newspaper, comic, etc.)?

I did a newspaper article.

2.  What did you do well on the project?  (or what are you proud of and what you want me to look at when I grade it?)

I think I did well explaining the story and the details of the story.

3.  How do you think you would feel if you were really observing this event?

I would feel mad, sad and disappointing that the Sanhedrin had Stephen killed.

4.  Re-read Acts 7:57-58. How would you feel towards Saul?

I would feel angry at first but after seeing how he changed and how he started preaching Gods word I would not be able to stay mad.

5.  What do you think encouraged these early Christians? In other words, why did the early Christians keep up the faith despite the persecution?

Because they knew what God had planned and how in the end they would come out on top and be able to go to heaven.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *