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Bible final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Who is the author of the book of acts | Luke |
| Who was the book of acts written too | Theophilus |
| Where were the disciples instructed to wait, what were they waiting for | Jerusalem; power of the Holy Spirit |
| What is the ascension | Jesus return to heaven; 40 days after resurrection |
| What disciple do they replace and why | Judas Iscariot; betrayed Jesus then killed himself |
| Who is the new disciple they chose, what is the criteria, how do they pick him | Matthias; had to be there since Jesus' baptism, by casting lots |
| How many believers were there at this time in the early church | 120 |
| What was the traditional jewish pentecost all about? when would happen | Thanking god for the harvest; remembering the laws given to Moses 50 days after passover |
| What happens on this particular pentecost | Holy Spirit comes in divided tongues of fire |
| How many people join the church | 3,000 |
| What does speaking in tongues mean | Speaking to all in languages the speaker doesn't know so that everybody can understand the word of God |
| What was Gods rescue plan according to Peter | Jesus. |
| Which people make up the council | Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes, Elders |
| What do the council do to Peter and John and why | arrest them for healing and preaching in Jesus name |
| What qualities do the believers ask for | Boldness |
| Who is the son of encouragement | Barnabas |
| Who were Ananias and Sapphira what happened to them | They were a married couple sold some land and said they would give all of it to the church but they didn't and lied about it so by the power of the Holy Spirit they dropped dead |
| A Pharisee named Gamaliel reminds the members of the council of other rebels, why? | He says normally if you kill the leader of the religion means no more followers but they killed Jesus and there were more followers so he was saying they need a new tactic |
| Who was Stephan | A man filled with grace, faith and the Holy Spirit Chosen to care for the believers End up performing many signs and wonders |
| What was Stephen accused of and who accused him | accused of speaking against the law of Moses and God accused by religious group (freedmen) |
| What are proselytes | Gentiles switching to Judaism has to live as if they were jewish except for race and DNA |
| Why does Stephan retell the history of the Jews | He wants to show them how through history the jews still rejected leaders sent from God and rejected Jesus too |
| what does Stephan accuse the jews of doing | Killing Jesus aka God |
| What do they do to Stephan and who approves it | Stone him Saul approves it |
| What does Stephan see what does he say and what moment it similar | sees Jesus standing at the right hand of God. He asks God to take his spirit and to not hold this sin against those who are killing him. Jesus’ death on the cross He asks God the Father to forgive everyone for they do not realize the sin they are doing |
| What happened on the road to Damascus | Flash of light from heaven Saul was thrown to the ground and blinded and heard God say why do you persecute me |
| What does the Lord say to Ananias (from Damascus)? | He instructs Ananias to pray for Saul so he may be healed and see Ananias is scared because Saul was killing believers Saul will become a great leader in the church but first he must be healed of physical and spiritual blindness Ananias good |
| Who is transformed and how? | sauls spiritual and physical blindness is healed and he is baptized and believes in God |
| What happens to Saul in Damascus? How does he leave? | Sauls preaching and the religious leaders try and trap and kill him in Damascus Escape by lowering him in a basket outside the walls |
| What happens to him in Jerusalem? Why must he leave? | In Jerusalem, Saul gains the trust of the apostles and disciples thanks to Barnabas., due to a disagreement with the Hellenists and religious leaders, they want to kill Saul He must flee the city and begin his journey of spreading the Gospel to new places |
| Who was Cornelius? What message does the angel give Cornelius? | Cornelius was a Roman Centurion who was devout and feared God. He lived in Caesarea. The angel told Cornelius that God had heard his prayers and received his alms, and Cornelius should send to the city of Joppa for a man named Peter. |
| What is Peter’s vision in Joppa? | Peter had a vision three times, a great sheet full of unclean animals, reptiles, birds came down from heaven. The voice of God told him to kill and eat but Peter said he wouldn’t eat anything unclean. about including the Gentiles who were called unclean |
| What happens when Peter visits Cornelius? | Peter shares about Jesus and how God’s Kingdom is for everyone, even the Gentiles. Cornelius and his family all believe, receive the Holy Spirit and are baptized. |
| Where were believers first called Christians? | Antioch |
| Who was Agabus? What was his prophecy and how did the church respond? To whom was the relief sent? | Agabus was a prophet. There would be a famine. They believed his message and sent relief to believers in Judea |
| What is Saul’s new name? What did these two names mean? Why change it now? | Saul is a Hebrew name that means “prayed for”. Paul is a Gentile name that means “little, humble”. He chooses to go by Paul as he is most often with Gentile people and is a “new person” after putting his faith in Jesus |
| How did the people of Antioch respond to Paul’s message? | The Gentiles gladly accepted the Gospel message but the Jewish people rejected Paul & Jesus |
| In Lystra, Paul and Barnabas perform what miracle? Who do the people think they are? Why? What do Paul and Barnabas reject? | Paul heals a man who had been crippled since birth. The people think Paul is Hermes because he is the chief speaker and think Barnabas is their god, Zeus. They try to throw a feast and give sacrifices to them, reject it, saying they are just regular guys |
| What do the people try to do to Paul in Lystra, but God protects him? | Jews from Antioch and Iconium stir up crowds against Paul and they try to stone him to death |
| Jews from Antioch and Iconium stir up crowds against Paul and they try to stone him to death | Barnabas wanted to bring John Mark with them, but Paul opposed as John Mark had abandoned them on a journey before. Barnabas leaves with John Mark. Paul leaves with Silas |
| Who joins Paul and Silas on their journey? What do we know about his family? | Timothy joins them in Lystra. Timothy’s mom is Jewish but his dad is Greek. He would be an outsider, an outcast, but in God’s Kingdom he gets to be included and even a leader |
| What happens in the Philippian jail? | Paul Silas thrown in jail preached the Gospel cast demons out of a slave fortune telling girl. worshipping and praying at midnight and God causes a big earthquake that opens all the doors. The jailer, thinking they escaped, almost takes his own life, but |
| What amazes Paul about the Athenian people? What does he preach and where? | Paul says they are people of great faith worship every God, including an alter for “unknown God”. Paul explains that this is the True God and about Jesus. He speaks to them from a spot called Mars Hill (Areopagus) with their temples (Acropolis) above him |
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