How to Answer Those Who Oppose the Gospel
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How to Answer Those Who Oppose the Gospel Acts 6:8-15 page 604
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How to Answer Those Who Oppose the Gospel. Acts 6:8-15 page 604. Two Sides: Matthew 12:30. (8) Be Inwardly Prepared Ahead of Time. (8) Be Inwardly Prepared Ahead of Time. Stephen was full of grace and power: 1 Pe 5:5-7 p.667 Stephen was used mightily by God. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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How to Answer Those Who Oppose the
GospelActs 6:8-15 page 604
Two Sides: Matthew
12:30
(8) Be Inwardly Prepared Ahead of Time
(8) Be Inwardly Prepared Ahead of Time
• Stephen was full of grace and power: 1 Pe 5:5-7 p.667• Stephen was used mightily by God
(9-10) Confront the Opposition With God’s Wisdom: Lk 21:12-18 p.581
How Do We Get God’s Wisdom?
• Fear God and nothing else: Prov 9:10• Saturate yourself in God’s Word: Rom
12:2• Regular participation and active
involvement in a good Bible teaching church: Heb 10:23-25
(11-14) Stand Strong Even When Falsely Accused
• Stephen was falsely accused• There was some truth to what they
said: Heb 7:12 p.659; 8:6-13; Galatians; Mt 5:17-18 p.535.
The Fulfillment Principle: 4 Types of Laws
• Sacrificial laws: Heb 10:14-18• Ceremonial laws: Mk 7:19; Acts 10• Judicial laws: Rom 13:1-7• Moral laws: Nu 23:19; Heb 13:8
(15) God Will Vindicate You: Ex 34:29-35 p.50; Lk 9:29
• His presence transforms us: 2 Cor 3:12-18 p.636; Heb 12:1-2 p.661• Let God vindicate you: Rom 12:19-21
p.626
