1. While Paul’s accusers foolishly referred to the religion of Christ as a “sect,” how did Paul describe it and how much confidence did he have in it? 2. What three things did Paul reason about from the Scriptures before Felix, which caused Felix to become afraid? 3. While we consider Felix’s postponement for a “convenient time” to be foolish, in what…

1. How could Paul say that he had lived in all good conscience, even while persecuting and killing Christians? What does that teach us about following our conscience? 2. While Paul may have felt alone in the midst of his horrible circumstances, who does it say “stood by him”? What comfort should that bring to us? 3. What do we learn about…

1. How extreme was Paul’s conversion from where he had been before Christ to where he grew to be in Christ? What can we learn from this? 2. Why were the Jews so incensed when Paul mentioned the word “Gentiles”? Is there any modern-day parallel to that? 3. How did Paul use his legal/national citizenship as a Roman to benefit for his…

1. When the brethren pleaded with Paul not to go to Jerusalem, what did he tell them that he was ready to do? 2. Paul regularly reported to the Jews “in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles.” Why do you think he kept doing that? 3. With an eerie similarity to the mob crying out against Jesus, why…

1. What was the central purpose of the weekly assembly of the Lord’s church in the first century? 2. What charge did Paul give to the Ephesian elders regarding themselves and their oversight of the Lord’s church in Ephesus? 3. How have you found this statement to be true in your life—”It is more blessed to give than to receive”? 4. What…

1. Why was it necessary for the twelve men in Ephesus to be “baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus” when they had already been baptized before? 2. Multiple times in this book (and in this chapter) the Lord’s church and doctrine is referred to as “the Way.” What significance does that have? 3. What effect was the gospel having on…

1. Paul regularly “reasoned” with individuals “from the Scriptures.” What does that indicate about the understandable and logical nature of God’s Word? 2. The Lord spoke directly to Paul to reassure him while in Corinth. Has the Lord said anything similar to us in His Word? 3. Why was it crucial for Apollos to not be “mostly right” in his preaching but…

1. What key efforts are necessary on our part to be Bible students like the Bereans? 2. When Paul preached about the true God of heaven to the Athenians, for what purpose did he state that the Lord had made man? 3. While repentance is not a fun topic to discuss or contemplate, what reason did Paul give that all must make…