1. In this lesson, considerable emphasis was placed on the fact that the conscience is not a safe guide for our conduct. The statement was made, “The conscience is simply an echo of the knowledge that you possess.” Explain that statement.
2. Why was Saul—in all good conscience—able to drag Christians from their homes and deliver them up to be imprisoned or killed?
3. In Acts 19, Paul makes a statement about a future event in his life that will become the focus of most of the Book of Acts from that point forward. What was that event?
4. When Paul spoke to Felix, he talked to him about three things. What were they?
5. Explain the relationship between 2 Corinthians 6:2 and Acts 24:25?
6. There is a broad “rule of thumb” about how long humans generally live? What is it? Incorporate Psalm 90:9-10 into your answer.
7. In Acts 25:12, we see Paul requesting to be sent to appear before Caesar in Rome. Why could Paul do such a thing?
8. What did Paul mean when said that King Agrippa knew that the things of which Paul spoke had “not been done in a corner”?
9. According to this lesson, what are some of the saddest words ever recorded in the Bible?
10. Explain the importance of Paul’s statement in Acts 27:25, “I believe that whatever God has said, He will do.”
11. Why did the natives on the Island of Malta believe that Paul was a murderer?
12. Why could Paul—even under arrest in Rome—“rejoice in the Lord always”?
13. The Book of Acts has three main points. What are they?
14. Where were the disciples first called Christians?
15. What is the one word that is used repeatedly in the Book of Mark to describe Jesus’ actions and express a sense of urgency?
16. List five things that can stand in the way of someone becoming a Christian.
17. Is there anything wrong with this statement? “God said it, I believe it, that settles it.”
18. Some in religion today suggest that Christ’s church never materialized in the first century. What single chapter in the Book of Acts proves this concept to be false?
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,