Bible Study - Chapter : The Acts of the Apostles

Five topics are handled in this chapter. Lying to the Holy Spirit: (v1-11); Power in the Church: (v12-16); Apostles on trial again: (v17-26) & Gamaliel's Advice (v27-42). The follwing are the questions for discussion from this chapter.

• Lying to the Holy Spirit: (v1-11)
• What did Ananias & Sapphira do?
• What was the reason for their different behavior?
• What is the real issue in this incident?
• How did Peter respond to Ananias?
• Why do you think Peter was able to know the behind-scene secret?
• What happened to Ananias when Peter revealed what he know? Why?
• What did they do with Ananias?
• How did Peter deal with Sapphira?
• What can we learn from this story?
• It is not very common to have instant judgement for sins in NT. Why?
• What do you think the reason for a deviation here?
• What was the result of this incident?
• Do you think Peter handled the situation well? Reason your side!
• Power in the Church (v12-16)
• How was the power of Holy Spirit revealed through the apostles?
• How do you comment on this: Peter nor any of the other apostles did not use miracles to bring back the couple from death nor give them chance to repent?
• Why did "none of the rest dared join them" even though they were highly revered (v13) ?
• What do you think of the situation "instant healing when shadow of Peter fall on the sick" ?
• What was the result of all the miracles happening on the hand of the apostles?
• What do we learn from this passage about discernment for leading?
• Apostles on trial again (v17-26)
• Why did the high priest imprisoned the apostles?
• What happened to the apostoles in the jail?
• Does these days happen these days? Give Reason.
• How did the high priest & his allies respond to the empty jail?
• What did they do when they found them in the temple?
• Gamaliel's Advice (v27-42)
• What did they ask the apostles when the have been brought back to the high priest?
• How did Peter respond?
• How did the council's react to Peter's answer?
• Who was Gamaliel?
• What was his advice to the council?
• What did the council so to the apostles?
• How did they respond to the council?
• Why do you think 'they did not stop' even after severe warnings?

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