Dig Site 10 - Blue Level Questions Flashcards
Where did Paul and Barnabas travel right after they went to Attalia?
Antioch
“From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.”
(14:26)
– Sicily
– Antioch
– Syria
– Jerusalem
To whom had God opened a door of faith in Attalia?
To the Gentiles
“From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed. On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.”
(14:26–27)
– To the Jews
– To Paul and Barnabas
– To the Gentiles
– To the apostles
Who did Paul and Barnabas stay with for a long time in Antioch?
With the disciples
“And they stayed there a long time with the disciples.”
(14:28)
– They had their own apartment.
– With the disciples
– With the Gentiles
– With the Jews
According to what custom did some people teach that one must be circumcised in order to be saved?
“‘According to the custom taught by Moses’”
“Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: ‘Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.’”
(15:1)
– “‘According to the custom taught by Moses’”
– “‘According to the Gentile custom’”
– “‘According to the custom taught by Paul’”
– “‘According to the custom in Antioch’”
What news made all the believers in Phoenicia and Samaria glad?
The news of how the Gentiles had been converted
“The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted. This news made all the believers very glad.”
(15:3)
– The news that Paul and Barnabas were traveling to Jerusalem
– The news that Saul’s name was now Paul
– The news that the apostles were still in Jerusalem
– The news of how the Gentiles had been converted
Who said that the Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses?
Some of the believes who belonged to the party of the Pharisees
“Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, ‘The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.’”
(15:5)
– The apostles
– Some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees
– Paul and Barnabas
– Peter and the other Jews
Whose law did the Pharisees say the Gentiles must be required to keep?
The law of Moses
“Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, ‘The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.’”
(15:5)
– The law of the Gentiles
– The law of Peter
– The law of Moses
– The law of the land
How did God show that he accepted the Gentiles?
By giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to the Jews
“‘God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us.’”
(15:8)
– By setting them free from their captivity
– By giving them Peter as their teacher
– By giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to the Jews
– By sending them a vision
How did God purify the hearts of the Gentiles?
By faith
“‘He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.’”
(15:9)
– By their good actions
– By faith
– By their father’s faith
– All of the above
What did Peter say some believers were doing by putting on the necks of the Gentiles a yoke that neither they nor their ancestors had been able to bear?
Trying to test God
“‘Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear?’”
(15:10)
– Trying to test God
– Trying to wear them out
– Trying to find forgiveness
– Trying to punish themselves
How are the Jews and the Gentiles saved?
Through the grace of our Lord Jesus
“‘No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.’”
(15:11)
– Through the grace of our Lord Jesus
– Through the power of the apostles
– Through the forgiveness of sins
– Through their actions
With whom did the church decide to send Judas and Silas to Antioch?
Paul and Barnabas
“Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were leaders among the believers.”
(15:22)
– Paul and Barnabas
– The apostles
– John and Peter
– A guard
How did the letter to the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia describe Barnabas and Paul?
“Men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ”
“men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
(15:26)
– “Men who were tired and in need of a place to rest”
– “Men who would do anything for their fellow Jew”
– “Men who needed to learn the law of Moses”
– “Men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ”
Why did the apostles and elders send Judas and Silas to Antioch?
To confirm by word of mouth what they were writing
“Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing.”
(15:27)
– To see what was happening with the Gentiles
– To watch Paul and Barnabas
– To confirm by word of mouth what they were writing
– To persecute the Gentiles
What did the letter say Gentiles were to abstain from?
All of the above
“You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.”
(15:29)
– “From food sacrificed to idols, and from blood”
– “From the meat of strangled animals”
– “From sexual immorality”
– All of the above
