The word of the day is “so.”  Nowadays, people are disposed to believe many things with little evidence to confirm them.  Yet when it comes to religion, doubt, cynicism, and indifference to the truth prevail.  Today in our reading of Acts 6:8-7:5; 47-60, the apostles face the Jewish council.  And the high priest asks, “Are these things so? (OSB vs. 7:1). Just as the Jewish officials and Pilate demanded that Jesus answer the false accusations against Him (Matthew 27:12; Mark 15:4), the temple authorities challenge Stephen to answer the false charge of his opponents (vs. 7:1).  But there is a deeper question behind the challenge, “Is it “so”?  Is what Stephen is saying and doing true?  In today’s study, we…

The word of the day is “so.”  Nowadays, people are disposed to believe many things with little evidence to confirm them.  Yet when it comes to religion, doubt, cynicism, and indifference to the truth prevail.  Today in our reading of Acts 6:8-7:5; 47-60, the apostles face the Jewish council.  And the high priest asks, “Are these things so? (OSB vs. 7:1). Just as the Jewish officials and Pilate demanded that Jesus answer the false accusations against Him (Matthew 27:12; Mark 15:4), the temple court challenges Stephen to answer the false charge of his opponents (vs. 7:1).  But there is a deeper question behind the challenge, “Is it “so”?  Is what Stephen is saying and doing true?  In today’s study, we…