Stephen was described as, "a man full of God's grace and power." A Christian might ask, "how do I get those?" Stephen didn't get them at Jerusalem Seminary! He did know the OT from his synagogue attendance and he sat under the teaching of the Apostles. But most of all, he must have understood and connected with the personage of Jesus Christ - as God and man. He grew to understand the grace of God - creator and redeemer - His great love for us in dying on the cross, so that we might have eternal life. Jesus became the center of his life - the One Who mattered most to him.
By knowing God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit - knowing their grace and power - and living in awe of them - Stephen was made a man full of grace and and power. Stephan became a man that we all can be.
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