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| What are the main points of Acts Chapter 13? |
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| Departure from Antioch of Syria (1-3), Ministry on the island of Cyprus (4-12), and Preaching in Antioch of Pisidia (13-52) |
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| Who were the prophets and teachers at the church in Antioch? |
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| Barnabas, Simeon (Niger), Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, Saul |
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| Who told them to send Barnabas and Saul on their journey? |
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| What activities helped to prepare them for their mission? |
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| Fasting, prayer, the laying on of hands |
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| From what city did they disembark, and to where did they sail? |
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| Selucia; the island of Cyprus |
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| Where did they first preach? Who was with them? |
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| Salamis, John (Mark); cf. 12:25 |
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| At Paphos, who wanted to hear the Word of God? Who sought to prevent him? |
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| Sergius Paulus, proconsul; Bar-Jesus, a Jewish false prophet, also known as Elymas the sorcerer |
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| What did Saul do to Elymas? What affect did this have on Sergius Paulus? |
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Definition
| Caused a dark mist to fall on him, resulting in blindness; caused him to believe, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord |
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| Setting sail from Paphos, where did they go? Who left when they arrived? |
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| Perga in Pamphylia; John, who returned to Jerusalem |
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| Where did Paul and Barnabas go next? What did they do on the Sabbath day? |
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| Antioch of Pisidia; attended the synagogue |
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| Invited to speak, what periods of Israel's history did Paul first review? |
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| The exodus, wilderness wanderings, the judges, the kings Saul and David |
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| Skipping from David to his descendant Jesus, whose ministry does Paul review? |
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| Focusing on the word of salvation, what does Paul proclaim concerning Jesus? |
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| His death, burial and resurrection |
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| What evidence does Paul provide for the resurrection of Jesus? |
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Definition
| Testimony of witnesses and of scripture |
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| What does Paul preach in the name of Jesus? |
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Definition
| Forgiveness of sins and justification not provided by the Law of Moses |
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| With what does Paul conclude his sermon? |
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| A warning against unbelief, as forewarned in the Scriptures |
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| Who begged to hear more the next Sabbath? |
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| Who followed Paul and Barnabas? |
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Definition
| Many of the Jews and devout proselytes |
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| What happened on the next Sabbath? |
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| The whole city came to hear the word of God and envious Jews began to contradict and blaspheme, opposing Paul |
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| What did Paul say of those who rejected the gospel? |
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Definition
| They judged themselves unworthy of eternal life (i.e., not God, cf. 1Ti 2:3-4; 2Pe 3:9; Re 22:17) |
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| What happened next, as foretold by the prophet Isaiah? |
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| Paul turned to the Gentiles, many who gladly received the word |
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| What sort of people were ordained to eternal life and thus believed? |
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| Those glad to hear and glorify the Word (i.e., those of good and noble hearts, willing to receive the seed of the gospel which produces faith, cf. Lk 8:15; Ac 17:11; Ro 10:17) |
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| What two opposite effects did Paul's preaching have in Antioch? |
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| The word of the Lord was spread throughout the region and persecution by the unbelieving Jews forced Paul and Barnabas to leave |
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| Where did Barnabas and Paul then go? What about the disciples left behind? |
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| Iconium; they were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit |
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