Definitions
Define the term 'rebuke'.
What is, to sharply correct someone.
The city that Saul was born in.
What is, the Roman city of Tarsus.
Define the term 'centurion'
What is, a Roman officer in charge of a company of 100+ soldiers.
The individual who helped the Ethiopian eunuch.
Who is, Philip.
The reason why Saul persecuted the believers.
What is, Saul persecuted the believers to in order to stop them from spreading Jesus’ teaching.
Define the term 'persecute'
What is, to be badly treated or mistreated for what you believe in.
The question God asked upon striking Saul down with a blinding light.
What is, "‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
The time that Cornelius' vision took place.
What is, around 3:00 in the afternoon/3:00 P.M.
The eunuch's response to being baptized and converted to Christianity.
What is, the Eunuch went to Ethiopia and spread the Gospel to the people after converting to Christianity
Two reasons why the Jews disliked the Samaritans.
What are:
- Some of the Jews married them so they thought that they were not pure.
- They built their own Temple in Samaria and practiced a ‘distorted form’ of Judaism.
- The Samaritans believed that they were the true decedents of Abraham instead of the Jews.
Define the term 'conversion'
What is, a change in which one adopts a new religion, faith, or belief.
The three reasons why the Jesus tried to kill Saul.
What are, they:
i. Thought he betrayed them by becoming a Christian.
ii. Thought he was a bad example as a Pharisee.
iii. Tried to stop him from spreading Christianity.
Lessons learnt from Peter's vision.
What are:
1.God treats everyone equally
2.Those who fear God, and are obedient to God, are acceptable to God
3.No race is better than the next in God’s eyes
The three reasons why the Ethiopian eunuch was dismissed by the Jews.
What are:
1.He was not a Jew
2.He was a eunuch, so according to the Old Testament, he was an outcast (Deut. 23:1)
3.He lived a long way from Jerusalem, even outside the Roman Empire.
In relation to the conversion of the Samaritans, three facts about Philip
What are:
•Philip, one of the seven helpers, left as well.
•Philip began to work in Samaria
•Philip had an opposer named Simon magus (magician)
Define the term 'castrate' and three reasons for castration.
What is, a procedure to render a man unable to produce a child. Three reasons include:
1. No temptation
2. No reproduction
3. Punishment
The two things that happened when Ananias anointed Saul.
What are:
1. Saul regained his sight (something like scales fell from his eyes)
2. Saul received the Holy Spirit
Four facts about Cornelius.
What are:
1. He was a centurion
2. He was a God fearer. He believed in God without converting to Christianity
3. He was a praying man
4. He was kind and generous to Jewish poor people
Four facts about the Ethiopian eunuch.
What are:
·¨He was in charge of the treasury for the Queen of Ethiopia
·¨He lived outside of the Roman Empire.
·¨He was from Ethiopia
·¨He was a ‘God fearer’ (a Gentile who respected God and the Jewish tradition)
·¨He was curious about the Messiah
Two reasons that prove how Simon went wrong.
What are:
·He thought that the apostles controlled the Holy Spirit so that he could also control the Spirit.
·He wanted to have a leadership position in the church to control the members.
·He thought that He could purchase the Holy Spirit’s power
The difference between a Jew and a God-fearer.
What is, a Jew is a follower of Judaism; a person who follows the Jewish teachings and a God-fearer is a person who believes in God, but does not convert to Judaism.
The place that Ananias was supposed to go to meet Saul (i.e., the street and the house) and the group of people Saul was supposed to preach to.
What is, God told him to go to Straight Street to Judas’ house and ask for a Saul of Tarsus. Saul was chosen to preach the gospel to the Gentiles.
Describe Peter's vision.
What is,
Peter had a vision on the rooftop at noon. In the vision:
i. Peter saw a sheet with unclean animals (Jews weren’t supposed to eat them)
ii. Peter was instructed 3 times to kill and eat what he wanted. Peter refused 3 times
iii. Peter was told that nothing God made can be considered unclean. The animals symbolized the Gentiles
How the Ethiopian eunuch was helped by the disciple.
What is,
·He helped him to understand the scriptures about Jesus
·He baptized the Eunuch after the Ethiopian eunuch appreciated the scriptures
The main reasons why the church was persecuted by people like Saul.
What are:
1.The Pharisees believed that it was their duty to uphold the teachings of the laws of God.
2.They believed that those who believed in the way of Jesus were teaching against their Jewish laws.