Acts 7:1

Then the high priest said, " Are these things so? "

1. The charge was made in Acts 6:14. "Jesus said He would destroy the Temple and change the customs which Moses delivered to us."

1. The "temple" Jesus spoke about was His body. It was a statement that He would be killed. (John 2:19)

2. Change the "customs" - the rituals, added requirements, by long standing usage or habit. We do many things by custom - that is because that is how we have "always" done it. Customs are not evil. The become dangerous when we think that our custom is the law of God.

3. The council equated their customs with the Law of Moses.

2. The high priest is the head of the council. He is the "chief justice" of this supreme court in Israel.