false accusations?

Acts 6:8-15

This passage is all about how God works through those who are available to him. There is a direct parallel between being full of God's grace and power and being full of the Holy Spirit. Stephen, being in complete submission to the Spirit and full of God's grace was able to perform great wonders among the people. This caused some opposition from a certain sector of Jews. I'm not sure why this particular synagogue was so anti-Stephen. I'm sure it's significant that these were Jews from other regions who had re-settled in Jerusalem but I'm not sure why. Whatever the significance, they were able to stir up enough trouble the Stephen was eventually brought to the Sanhedrin. Just like they did to Jesus, they drummed up false charges against him.
The specific charges were that Stephen was threatening the destruction of the temple and the customs and religious rituals that had started in the time of Moses. Luke makes it clear that these charges are false - that Stephen had never blasphemed the temple or the law. However, I think they had a case. They recognized that if Jesus was truly the the only way to the Father, then following the teaching of Jesus would mean the end of their religion. There would not be a need for the temple and the religious customs and rituals.
I am a lover of structure and tradition. I need to be careful or I will find myself on the same side of the Pharisees and religious leaders of Jesus' day and the day of the early church. I need to evaluate every area of my life, including this blog, to determine what has just become religious ritual and structure and what is truly giving me life. I need to make sure that I do not impose my structures on others. I need to recognize that there is no temple, except for the individual follower of Jesus and the community of followers, and there is no required ritual except loving God with all I am and have and loving my neighbour as my self. Yes, there are things that are helpful and useful in my (and your) spiritual development but I must remember that the end goal is not the completion of the spiritual discipline but knowing Jesus. This is hard for a a lover of structure and tradition.