Acts 6:8-15 When Zeal Clashes with Truth

In this text we see some wise guys confront Stephen, a servant of God full of the Spirit. They are zealous for the "truth" they learnt from their fathers and this truth contradicted the message that came from Stephen. When they couldn't "overpower" his ability to dismantle their "own truth" they resorted to immoral means to silence him.

They hated Stephen because they hated the truth. They loved their own belief system and tradition more than the truth. Some people are unfortunately still the same today. They are zealous for things that are not grounded in truth. And when you speak up for the truth, they make you the enemy and resort to all possible means to silence you.