THE VEILED AND UNKNOWN~ SUNDAY TWISTS~ S5E1

The fatal weight of heavy stones crashed into his bones and each hit took its share of his life. Yet, with his last breath, he prayed for those who conspired against him and accused him of blasphemy, he prayed for the ones currently ending his life with stones down to the person who held the clothes of those who came to stone him bare-chested.

You know him.

Stephen.

However, this is not about Stephen but about other Christians who became matrys through the hands of the lawyer who didn't just consent to Stephen's death but also served as the makeshift store keeper of the "bend down select" that the killers of Stephen wore.

(They actually would have bent over to select each of their clothes after the finished business, hence the "bend down select") Lol.

Back to the point, Acts chapter eight verse three introduced us to the persecution wrought by the hands of Saul. The bible stated that he threw Christians into prisons, prisons that surely hands them over to matrydom. These people certainly had acquaintances like families, relatives, and loved ones. These acquaintances are the centre of this insight.

"But the bible didn't mention them".

That's exactly what the season five of Sunday Twists will be about.

Those you never heard of from the bible but had a virtue deserved of notice and emulation.

Let's move on.

Later in Acts chapter nine, Saul encountered God and became Paul. He turned out to be one of the greatest apostles Christianity ever saw.

Now here's the gist, the news of the conversion of Saul the persecutor to Paul the apostle would have traveled wide. Of course it did, Christians especially heard of it including the acquaintances of the people he jailed.

I can imagine the surprise on the face of Timon, a member of the seven deacons when he heard of the conversion of Saul to the same religion he (Saul) participated in killing his fellow deacon for.

One of the other Christians Saul persecuted would have been the father of someone or the wife of someone and they all would have heard of the conversion of Saul.

Yet, the Bible did not record any instance of revenge against Paul from these people, if there had been, it would have been stated. In fact, these same set of people would surely consist of the churches Paul would later teach the Word Of God to.

HOW DID THEY FORGIVE HIM?

HOW?

The same man who made you fatherless is the same man you can later rever and respect not just as your spiritual leader but as a SAINT!

It is an understatement to call that humility or forgiveness.

Now.......

Let's me take you through a little exercise... Please kindly engage.

Take a really deep breath...

Inhale deeply...

Hold it for ten seconds....

Now exhale....

I'm sure you did that loudly...

The longer you held your breath, the more uncomfortable you felt right?