Lesson 6

Question 1

For modern-day Pentecostals, what does the Book of Acts reflect?

Answer 1

The blueprint and mission statement of the church

Question 2

Luke did not witness the events in his first volume. What was different about many of the events he narrated in Acts?

Answer 2

He participated in them

Question 3

As Luke travelled, he carefully researched his sources and probably did what?

Answer 3

Conducted interviews with participants and eyewitnesses along the way

Question 4

When was Acts written?

Answer 4

Pre-AD 70s

Question 5

Luke presents a portrait of the early church that, despite adversities, maintained what?

Answer 5

A unified, cohesive front that nothing could stop

Question 6

Acts’ opening forms a dovetail construction with what?

Answer 6

The ending of the Gospel of Luke

Question 7

Approximately how many years do the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts each cover?

Answer 7

30 years

Question 8

Which verse of scripture provides, in a nutshell, the organisational structure of the Acts of the Apostles?

Answer 8

Acts 1:8

Question 9

What three (3) kinds of boundaries does the gospel cross as it advances?

Answer 9

a) Religious
b) Cultural
c) Political

Question 10

In Acts 6, the deacons were appointed in response to what?

Answer 10

Ethnic tensions

Question 11

What is the final word in Acts?

Answer 11

Unhindered