When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. (Acts 7:54)
The people become so incensed by his words that they stone him. Yet, his willingness to boldly proclaim the Gospel led to the expansive growth of the Church that continues on today.
When we speak the truth (even when it is in love), there will be people (sometimes many) who don't want to hear it. Some people just can't handle the truth. If we are honest with ourselves, there are times when we don't want to face the truth about something we've said or done.
But the truth, threatening as it can be, is something we desperately need to hear.
Oswald Chambers once wrote -
"The preaching of the gospel awakens an intense resentment because it must reveal that I am unholy; but it also awakens an intense craving."
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