STUDY QUESTIONS FOR “the gospel in Jerusalem—part 2” (Acts 1:5-8)

1. What important statement did Peter make to the Jewish leaders in Acts 5:29?

2. What husband and wife team are discussed in Acts 5?

3. What did this husband and wife team do that merited their inclusion in the Book of Acts?

4. What happened to this husband and wife team as a result of their actions in Acts 5?

5. According to Acts 5:11, what result did the actions taken against the husband and wife team in Acts 5 have on the church as a whole?

6. In Acts 5:19-20, an angel appeared to some of the apostles who had been imprisoned. What was the angel’s message to the apostles on this occasion?

7. In Acts 5:41, we are told that the Christians who had been beaten rejoiced. According to the information contained in this verse, why did they rejoice?

8. In Acts 5:42, we are told the end result of the beatings that the Christians received. What was the end result?

9. According to Paul’s statement in Colossians 1:28, what is the desired end-result of our preaching the Gospel message?

 10. According to 1 Peter 2:9, what have Christians been called to do?

 11. Acts 6:7 records two things that happened as a direct result of the Gospel having been preached. What were those two things?

 12. To whom are we introduced in Acts 6?

 13. What happened to the person being discussed in question #12 above?

 14. According to Acts 7:51, what did the person mentioned in question #12 above say to the people to whom he was speaking?

 15. As a result of his message, what action was taken against the person mentioned in ques­tion #12 above?

 16. Who, according to Acts 8:3, was “laying waste the church”?

 17. In Acts 8:4, we see the end result of a persecution that arose against the church. What was that end result?

 18. Who is mentioned in Acts 8 as a person who sinned after becoming a Christian?

 19. According to Acts 8:20, what would have been that person’s fate if he had not repent­ed of his sin?

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