耶稣为我们的罪死在十字架上, 被埋葬, 又从死里复活。四十天后, 他回到天上。他走之前, 应许他要赐下圣灵来帮助那些相信他的人。在耶稣回到天上十天以后, 圣灵从天而降, 充满彼得和其他信徒, 并赐给他们极大的能力。彼得带著这能力, 大胆地向耶路撒冷的犹太人传道。圣灵的能力又让人认识到自己的罪, 让他们认识到他们实在是需要耶稣来拯救他们。在那一天, 有三千人接受了耶稣成为他们的救主。 而司提反很有可能就是其中之一。
Every day the church kept growing, but there was also a growing problem in the church. The Grecian believers were complaining that their widows were not getting as much attention and food as the Hebrew widows. A widow is a woman whose husband has died. The twelve apostles advised the church to find seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, who could take care of this problem. Stephen was one of the seven men chosen.
随著教会人数的增加, 教会里也出现了一些问题。有说希腊语的犹太人, 向希伯来人发怨言, 因为在天天的供给上忽略了他们的寡妇。寡妇就是失去了丈夫的妇女。于是,使徒就建议选出七个有好名声, 被圣灵充满, 智慧充足的人, 派他们管理这事。司提反就是七人之一。
Acts 6:8 describes Stephen as a man ?full of faith and power?, who ?did great wonders and miracles among the people. Stephen not only faithfully served in the church, but he was also out preaching about the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit was doing miracles through him. The Holy Spirit is the invisible part of Jesus that comes to live in us when we believe in Jesus. Even though the Spirit cannot be seen or touched, He is real and He gives believers power to live for Him and do whats right.
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