Test 2 Chapters 4-5

Question 1

What is Acts 4 titled?

Answer 1

Characteristics of the Early Church

Question 2

Why were the Sudducees upset with Peter and John?

Answer 2

Because they were preaching the resurrection from the dead as proven by Jesus

Question 3

How many people came to know Jesus after Peter and John were arrested?

Answer 3

5000 heard and believed

Question 4

Who was the Council?

Answer 4

In a sense, the Jewish supreme court, made up of the Chief priets , elders, and scribes. It’s normal size was 71 members

Question 5

Who were the Sanhedrin?

Answer 5

the Council

Question 6

Who were the Sadducees?

Answer 6

The priestly line of Jews involved in the governing of the temple (high priests and chief priests). They were concerned with politics and the power of their position. Sadducees did not believe in any kind of resurrection, angels, or spirits. They are often referred to as the Jewish aristocrats.

Question 7

Who are the Pharisees?

Answer 7

They were Separatists. A group who followed the Jewish laws and traditions strictly. They prided themselves on separating from the Gentiles and were noted for their extreme legalism. This attitude has made the word Pharisee almost synonymous with the word hypocrite.

Question 8

Spirit-filled Peter explained to the questioning Sandedrin that the lame man was healed by what?

Answer 8

The name of Jesus, who was raised from the dead

Question 9

Who receives salvation?

Answer 9

Those who call on his NAME. Salvation is in no one other than the NAME of JESUS

Question 10

What did the religious leaders call Peter and John?

Answer 10

Uneducated untrained men

Question 11

How did Peter and John respond to the religious leaders when they were questioned about the lame man?

Answer 11

They were compelled to speak in the NAME of Jesus what they had seen and heard from the resurrection to the healed lame man.

Question 12

Why was the Council impressed with apostles?

Answer 12

By the boldness of the apostles when they realized they had been with Jesus.

Question 13

What did Peter and John do when they were released from the religious leaders.

Answer 13

They returned and reported to the church who responded in prayer, acknowledging the sovereignty of God and praying for boldness to speak the Word accompanied by signs and wonders done in Jesus’ NAME.

Question 14

What is the Believer’s Prayer?

Answer 14

acknowledging sovereignty of God praying for BOLDNESS and receiving BOLDNESS from being filled with the Holy Spirit

Question 15

What happened to believers as the apostles testified of the resurrection of Jesus?

Answer 15

Multitudes of believers united, prayed and shared with one another

Question 16

How did the apostles testify of the resurrection of Jesus.

Answer 16

with great power

Question 17

Who shared by selling land and giving proceeds to the church?

Answer 17

Encourager Barnabas from Cyprus

Question 18

A governing class considered (usually by themselves) to be better than others

Answer 18

aristocrats

Question 19

A situation in which a person finds that no solution is ideal

Answer 19

Dilemma

Question 20

The belief that God owes me something if I do certain things, often accompained by the attitude that you must do it “my way” to be right with God.

Answer 20

legalism

Question 21

What is Acts 5 called?

Answer 21

Punishment and Persecution

Question 22

Why did fear grip the church?

Answer 22

Because Ananias and Sapphira were struck dead

Question 23

Why were Ananias and Sapphira struck dead?

Answer 23

They sold land and presented part, while implying the whole, to Peter

Question 24

Ananias and Sapphira lied to who through what?

Answer 24

The Holy Spirit through hypocrisy

Question 25

Were Ananias and Sapphira required to give to the church?

Answer 25

no. They lied about giving all when they gave part.

Question 26

What is the death of Ananias and Sapphira an example of?

Answer 26

The purity God desires in His church. The Church responded in great fear.

Question 27

What were some of the signs and wonders preformed from the apostles?

Answer 27

Casting out unclean spirits, wonders, such as Peter’s shadow bringing about healing, unity, and growth characterized the early Church.

Question 28

Indignant Sadducees toss Peter and John into prison. What happens next?

Answer 28

An angel of the Lord opened the doors and brought them to the temple to speak words of life.

Question 29

What can’t stop Peter and the apostles?

Answer 29

Threatening religious leaders cannot quiet the obedient Spirit-filled Peter and other apostles as they preach the repentance and forgiveness of sins through the resurrected Prince and Savior Jesus.

Question 30

What did Peter mean when he said we ought to obey God rather than men?

Answer 30

Peter essentially said that the religious leaders killed God when they hung Jesus on the tree.

Question 31

What was Councilman and Pharisee Gamaliel’s advice to the council?

Answer 31

He stated that if the plan is of men it will not succeed, but if of God it cannot be stopped.

Question 32

Who was Gamaliel?

Answer 32

A Pharisee, teacher of the law, respected by all, and Paul’s teacher

Question 33

Why did the apostles rejoice?

Answer 33

Because they were counted worthy to suffer shame for the Name of Christ

Question 34

A form of punishment used among the Hebrew consisting of blows to the back with a rod

Answer 34

beaten

Question 35

As used in verse 15, mats that are used to lie down on

Answer 35

Couches

Question 36

The things that are taught and are believed as the truths of God’s Word.

Answer 36

Doctrine

Question 37

Anger or jealousy

Answer 37

Indignation