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Acts 7:57-60 • 57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; 58 and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.“ 60 Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 22:20 • 20 And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by consenting to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.
"Guarding the Clothes" Acts 22:20
“Guarding the Clothes”Acts 22:20 • We do not gossip & backbite others, but we listen and enjoy hearing it. • Proverbs 18:8; 2 Thess. 3:11; I Tim. 5:13 • We do not curse and commit sexual immorality, but we watch it on TV. • Romans 12:9; Ephesians 5:11; Rom. 1:32 • We do not forsake the assembly, but make excuses for family who do. • Hebrews 10:25; Luke 14:16-20
“Guarding the Clothes”Acts 22:20 • Parents consenting to their children wearing immodest clothing. • Romans 12:2; I Timothy 2:8-10 • Parents consenting to their children missing services for sports, etc. • Matt. 6:33; Matt. 10:37-38; Luke 14:33 • Parents consenting to their children to attend the prom. • I Thess. 5:22; Galatians 5:19-21
“Guarding the Clothes”Acts 22:20 • Brethren defending a false teacher from “attacks.” • Matt. 18:15; Romans 16:17; 14 • Brethren inviting compromisers and false teachers for gospel meetings. • 2 John 9-11; Matt. 12:30; Ezek. 13:22 • Churches that allow the disorderly to go undisciplined. • I Corinthians 5; 2 Thess. 3:6, 14-15
"Guarding the Clothes" Acts 22:20