(Acts 7:1-53; ESV)Stephen stands before the Jerusalem council, accused by false witnesses of promoting Jesus of Nazareth, who will destroy the temple and change the customs that Moses delivered to them. Stephen's face shines as the high priest asks:"'Are these things so'" (Ac 7:1)?Stephen's reply is very long, so I will break precedent here and summarize his dramatic indictment of the Jewish leaders:God appeared to Abraham before he lived in Haran, telling him [...]