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What are the main points of Acts Chapter 3?

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- The arrest of Peter and John (1-22) - The prayer for boldness (23-31)

- The progress of the church (32-37)

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Who came upon Peter and John while they were speaking?

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The priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees

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Why were they upset with Peter and John?

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Because they preached in Jesus the resurrection of the dead

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Why did that upset them? (cf. Mt 22:23; Ac 23:8)

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The Sadducees did not believe in a resurrection

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What did they do with Peter and John?

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Placed them in custody until the next day

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How many men had come to believe in Christ?

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About five thousand

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Who joined the rulers, elders and scribes on the next day?

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Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other members of the family of the high priest

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What did they ask Peter and John?

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“By what power or by what name have you done this?”

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What name did Peter given them?

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The name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth

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What had the religious leaders done? What had God done?

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Crucified Jesus; Raised Jesus from the dead

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What else did Peter say about Jesus?

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He is the rejected stone which has become the chief cornerstone (cf. Psa 118:22); there is salvation in no other name but His

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What did the religious leaders see, perceive, and realize about Peter and John?

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Their boldness; that they were uneducated and untrained men; that they had been with Jesus

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What could the religious leaders not deny?

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That the man standing with Peter and John had been healed

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After Peter and John were put out of the council, what did the council confer among themselves?

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They could not deny such a notable miracle; to prevent the spread of the apostles’ doctrine, to severely threaten them

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What did the council command Peter and John? How did they respond?

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Not to speak at all or teach in the name of Jesus; “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge”; “...we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”

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After threatening the apostles some more, why did the council not punish them further?

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Because of the people, who glorified God for what had been done

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Once released, what did Peter and John do?

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Returned to their companions and reported all the council had said

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What did they then do?

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Pray to God

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What Messianic prophecy did they refer to in their prayer?

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The one found in Psa 2:1,2

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Who were mentioned as a fulfillment of opposing God and Christ?

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Herod and Pilate; the Gentiles and the people of Israel

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In their opposition against God, what had they actually done?

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What God had determined before to be done

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In their prayer, what did the apostles ask of God?

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To consider the threats and give His servants boldness to speak His word and to grant healing signs and wonders to be done in the name of Jesus

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What happened in response to their prayer?

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The place where they assembled shook; they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and they spoke the word of God with boldness

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What manifested the oneness of the believers at that time?

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They had all things in common

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What manifested the greatness enjoyed by the church at that time?

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With great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of Jesus; Great grace was upon them all

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What manifested their love and generosity at that time?

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Those who had lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds to the apostles. Distribution was made as anyone had need

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Who was singled out as an example of their liberality?

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Joses, a Levite from Cyprus named Barnabas (Son of Encouragement) by the apostles