Bible lesson for Oct. 6

— Acts 6:13-14

Some people, when they cannot win a debate or overcome “the wisdom and the Spirit” with which the other person speaks, resort to telling lies and misrepresenting the ideas of the other person (Acts 6:10). The first Christian martyr, Stephen, suffered from the intentional deception of some religious leaders, and it cost him his life. The same thing happened to Jesus. When the religious leaders tried Jesus, “many false witnesses came forward” (Matthew 26:60).

Stephen proclaimed the message of Jesus with power (and did so once again before they stoned him to death); therefore, his accusers lied about him and the teachings of the Christian church. Ignoring the fact that Christians continued to worship God in the temple, the accusers said Christians spoke against the temple, saying Jesus would destroy the temple.