Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 7:59-60
Acts 7:59-60 Note: I. The faith of Stephen. How was it manifested, and in what respect may we seek to imitate it? Now, I think we may say that as his faith was seen in every part of his trial, so most remarkably in the manner in which he faced death. It was seen in that upward looking of his soul to God in the hour of deepest suffering; it was proved by the cry which he then uttered, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." These words, spoken at such a time, must be regarded as the strongest evidence... read more
Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 7:56
Acts 7:56 The Witnesses for the Glorified Son of Man. I. When Stephen spoke the words of our text, the truth which he had been proclaiming in all his discourse, which he had perceived to be the subject and climax of all revelation, presented itself to him just as actually as any visible thing presents itself to the eye. It was not a doctrine of the Incarnation which he acknowledged in that hour a mere doctrine would have stood him in little stead. It was a person who stood before him, a person... read more