Vocabulary
This word means to speak evil against God
blasphemous
The three requirements to be an apostle
To witness the death, ministry, and resurrection of Jesus
What Peter wanted the council and all the people of Israel to know about the healing of the lame man in chapter 4
The healing was done in the name of Jesus Christ, and it was Jesus who healed him.
This group followed the Jewish laws and traditions strictly. They prided themselves on separating from the Gentiles and were noted for their extreme legalism. The name of this group is almost synonymous with the word hypocrite
Pharisees
The number of believers who believed after the apostles were taken into custody in Acts 4 - "Many of those who heard the word believed"
5,000 - 8,000
This word means a situation in which a person finds that no solution is ideal; a hard decision
Dilemma
What the council saw when they looked at Stephen's face
The face of an angel
How the believers were able to receive boldness in Acts 4:29, 31
They prayed to the Lord, and received boldness through the power of the Holy Spirit
The apostles were teaching and preaching the resurrection of the dead through Jesus
What Ananias and Sapphira did to cause their death
They lied to the Holy Spirit/church about the profits of the property they sold
What is the definition of doctrine?
Son of encouragement; Joseph
How the apostles escaped prison in Acts 5
The angel of the Lord opened the prison doors at night
In chapter 5, the high priest and Sadducees felt jealousy towards the apostles, which led them to do this.
They arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison
Their widows were being neglected and were not treated the same as the Jewish widows
Define Hellenists
Jewish Christians who spoke Greek and had adopted the Greek culture
This impressed the council about the apostles, they realized this about the apostles
They recognized the boldness of these uneducated apostles, and realized they'd been with Jesus
In Acts 5:20, the angel of the Lord told the apostles to speak this to the people
"the words of this life" - The words about Jesus' life, telling of His death, burial, and resurrection
Keep away from those men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it–lest you even be found to fight against God.
What made the council so furious that they wanted to kill Peter and the apostles in Acts 5
Peter told the council that they murdered God
What is Legalism?
The belief that God owes me something if I do certain things, often accompanied by the attitude that you must do it "my way" to be right with God
The names of AT LEAST 6 of the 7 chosen in chapter 6
Stephen, Philip, Timon, Prochoras, Parmenas, Nicolas, Nicanor
What happened in Acts 6:10 that fulfilled what Christ spoke in Luke 21
Stephen's accusers could not stand up against the "wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke," as predicted by Christ
Stephen's enemies got false witnesses to say that he spoke blasphemy against the temple and Jewish law.
The three things that happened as a result of appointing the seven to do the work for the Hellenists in Acts 6
The Word of God spread, the number of disciples multiplied in Jerusalem, a great many priests were obedient to the faith