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- 00:41, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,191) . . N 13:40-41 Does the work of God that the prophet predicts here refer to a spiritual revival in Israel, as some believe? (Created page with "==13:40-41 Does the work of God that the prophet predicts here refer to a spiritual revival in Israel, as some believe?== No! Paul is warning the Jews against rejecting Chris...") (current)
- 00:41, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+758) . . N 13:33 Does this teach that Jesus was begotten as God's Son by His resurrection, as some believe? (Created page with "==13:33 Does this teach that Jesus was begotten as God's Son by His resurrection, as some believe?== No! Jesus became God's Son at His incarnation -when He took on human form...") (current)
- 00:40, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+719) . . N 13:6-12 What authority did Paul have to make Elymas blind? (Created page with "==13:6-12 What authority did Paul have to make Elymas blind?== Paul had the backing of God (CP Mt 16:16-19; 18:18; Jn 20:23). What happened to Elymas was a miracle of judge...") (current)
- 00:40, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+404) . . N 13:5 Who is this John? (Created page with "==13:5 Who is this John?== This is still John Mark, Barnabas' cousin, who wrote the gospel of Mark. Paul and Barnabas took him back to Antioch with them after they finished t...") (current)
- 00:39, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+566) . . N 13:1-4 What is the significance of what is recorded here? (Created page with "==13:1-4 What is the significance of what is recorded here?== Here we see Paul and Barnabas being set apart by God to take the gospel to the Gentiles, as well as the Jews. Un...") (current)
- 00:39, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,178) . . N 12:12 Who is the "John" referred to here whose surname was Mark? (Created page with "==12:12 Who is the "John" referred to here whose surname was Mark?== This is Mark who wrote the gospel that bears his name. Mark was Barnabas' cousin (CP Col 4:10). Sister's...") (current)
- 00:38, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+4,188) . . N 12:4 The term "Easter", not "Passover", is used in the KJV here - is this correct? (Created page with "==12:4 The term "Easter", not "Passover", is used in the KJV here - is this correct?== No (CP V4 KJV). Why the translators of the KJV did this makes no sense at all because t...") (current)
- 00:37, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+474) . . N 11:30 To whom does the term "elders" apply here? (Created page with "==11:30 To whom does the term "elders" apply here?== Here we see for the first time in scripture the term elders. It refers to those to whom God has given charge of the New T...") (current)
- 00:37, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+4,806) . . N 11:27 Are prophets still in the church today? (Created page with "==11:27 Are prophets still in the church today?== Prophets, from the Greek word Prophetes means "a proclaimer of divine truth". Prophets are placed second in the order of min...") (current)
- 00:36, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,533) . . N 11:22-26 What was significant about Antioch in the early history of Christianity? (Created page with "==11:22-26 What was significant about Antioch in the early history of Christianity?== Apart from Jerusalem itself, no other city played a more important part in the early his...") (current)
- 00:35, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+406) . . N 11:19-21 What is the significance of what is said here? (Created page with "==11:19-21 What is the significance of what is said here?== The significance of this is that these believers who founded the Gentile church in Antioch, did not hold any posit...") (current)
- 00:35, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+495) . . N 11:1-3 Who were those "of the circumcision" that contended with Peter here? (Created page with "==11:1-3 Who were those "of the circumcision" that contended with Peter here?== These were Jewish Christians who were still bound to their old way of thinking that it was wro...") (current)
- 00:34, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,345) . . N 10:42 What does it mean that Jesus will judge both the living and the dead? (Created page with "==10:42 What does it mean that Jesus will judge both the living and the dead?== This simply teaches that Jesus will be the ultimate judge of everyone who ever lived and every...") (current)
- 00:34, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+188) . . N 10:38 What deep truth do we learn from what Peter says here? (Created page with "==10:38 What deep truth do we learn from what Peter says here?== We learn from what Peter says here that all sickness is of the devil (see comments on Lu 4:38-39 and 13:10-16...") (current)
- 00:33, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,276) . . N 10:1-48 What was significant about Cornelius' conversion? (Created page with "==10:1-48 What was significant about Cornelius' conversion?== Cornelius was selected of God to become the first Gentile convert to Christianity. His conversion marked the beg...") (current)
- 00:33, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+684) . . N 9:36-42 What do we learn here? (Created page with "==9:36-42 What do we learn here?== We learn here how important the working of miracles are by Christians in God's purpose as a sign to awaken others to a consciousness of the...") (current)
- 00:32, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,447) . . N 9:31 What does it mean that the churches had rest? (Created page with "==9:31 What does it mean that the churches had rest?== For some reason or other at this time the Jews stopped persecuting the churches throughout Judea, Gallilee and Samaria....") (current)
- 00:32, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,074) . . N 9:23-28 How long was it after he was saved that Paul went back to Jerusalem? (Created page with "==9:23-28 How long was it after he was saved that Paul went back to Jerusalem?== It was three years after he was saved that Paul went back to Jerusalem (CP Ga 1:15-19). For a...") (current)
- 00:31, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,116) . . N 9:17-18 What baptism did Paul undergo here? (Created page with "==9:17-18 What baptism did Paul undergo here?== Paul was baptized both with the Holy Spirit and in water here, and while it is not specifically stated that Paul was baptized...") (current)
- 00:31, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+417) . . N 9:1-2 What is meant by the term "this way" in V2? (Created page with "==9:1-2 What is meant by the term "this way" in V2?== This way refers to the Christian way, the Christian religion (CP 18:25-26; 19:9, 23; 22:4; 24:14, 22). Paul was violen...") (current)
- 00:30, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+645) . . N 8:39-40 What does it mean here that Philip was "caught away" by the Holy Spirit? (Created page with "==8:39-40 What does it mean here that Philip was "caught away" by the Holy Spirit?== Being caught away by the Holy Spirit means that Philip was supernaturally transported - t...") (current)
- 00:30, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . 8:36-38 What do we learn from what happened here? (→8:36-38 What do we learn from what happened here?) (current)
- 00:30, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,259) . . N 8:36-38 What do we learn from what happened here? (Created page with "==8:36-38 What do we learn from what happened here?== We learn from V36 here that Philip emphasized the importance of baptism as part of his gospel message to the eunuch, bec...")
- 00:29, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,263) . . N 8:26-33 What does V33 mean? (Created page with "==8:26-33 What does V33 mean?== The Ethiopian eunuch was reading Isa 53:7-8 (CP Isa 53:7-8). Isa 53 is a messianic prophecy - it foretells what was going to happen to Jesus....") (current)
- 00:29, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,523) . . N 8:18-23 What was it Simon saw that made him want to buy the power of the Holy Spirit? (Created page with "==8:18-23 What was it Simon saw that made him want to buy the power of the Holy Spirit?== Simon saw believers talk in tongues as the evidence of receiving the Spirit baptism...") (current)
- 00:28, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+815) . . N 8:14-17 Does this mean that the Holy Spirit baptism can only be received by the laying on of hands? (Created page with "==8:14-17 Does this mean that the Holy Spirit baptism can only be received by the laying on of hands?== No! The one hundred and twenty from the upper room were baptized with...") (current)
- 00:28, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,095) . . N 8:1 Does consenting to Stephen's death here prove Paul (Saul) was a member of the Sanhedrin? (Created page with "==8:1 Does consenting to Stephen's death here prove Paul (Saul) was a member of the Sanhedrin?== No! Scriptures do not teach that Paul (Saul) was a member of the Sanhedrin, b...") (current)
- 00:27, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+873) . . N 7:60 What does it mean that Stephen "fell asleep"? (Created page with "==7:60 What does it mean that Stephen "fell asleep"?== This is the characteristic New Testament expression for the death of believers (CP Mt 27:51-52; Ac 13:36; 1Cor 11:30; 1...") (current)
- 00:27, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+404) . . N 7:54 What is meant by "they gnashed on him with their teeth"? (Created page with "==7:54 What is meant by "they gnashed on him with their teeth"?== The Jewish leaders had such a fit of violent rage and anger against Stephen for accusing them of not keeping...") (current)
- 00:26, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+674) . . N 7:51-53 What does stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ear mean? (Created page with "==7:51-53 What does stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ear mean?== This is the climax of Stephen's sermon commencing in Ac 6:8, wherein he accuses the Jewish leaders...") (current)
- 00:26, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,246) . . N 7:30 Who is the Angel of the Lord to whom Stephen refers here? (Created page with "==7:30 Who is the Angel of the Lord to whom Stephen refers here?== (CP V29-35). The Angel of Lord to whom Stephen refers in V30 is the pre-incarnate Jesus who spoke to Moses...") (current)
- 00:25, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+293) . . N 7:8 Who are the twelve patriarchs? (Created page with "==7:8 Who are the twelve patriarchs?== The twelve patriarchs are the sons of Jacob who became the fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel - Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, N...") (current)
- 00:25, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+695) . . N 6:1-6 Were these seven men the first designated deacons in the New Testament church? (Created page with "==6:1-6 Were these seven men the first designated deacons in the New Testament church?== No, although many Christians believe they were because they "served tables", which is...") (current)
- 00:24, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+799) . . N 5:34-39 Is what Gamaliel says here necessarily true? (Created page with "==5:34-39 Is what Gamaliel says here necessarily true?== No! There are many highly successful false religions in the world today despite the fact that they are not of God. Je...") (current)
- 00:23, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+452) . . N 5:14-18 Why did the religious leaders arrest the apostles here? (Created page with "==5:14-18 Why did the religious leaders arrest the apostles here?== The key to understanding why the religious leaders arrested the apostles here is in the word indignation i...") (current)
- 00:23, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+546) . . N 5:3-4 What central truth of the Christian faith underlies what Peter says here? (Created page with "==5:3-4 What central truth of the Christian faith underlies what Peter says here?== The central truth underlying what Peter says here is the Deity of the Holy Spirit; that He...") (current)
- 00:23, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,923) . . N 5:1-10 Why did Ananias and Sapphira have to die without a chance to repent and be forgiven? (Created page with "==5:1-10 Why did Ananias and Sapphira have to die without a chance to repent and be forgiven?== We err if we dismiss lightly the conspiracy between Ananias and Sapphira here...") (current)
- 00:22, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+234) . . N 5:1-6 How did Peter know that Ananias was lying? (Created page with "==5:1-6 How did Peter know that Ananias was lying?== Peter was operating in two of the gifts of the Holy Spirit here: the word of knowledge and the discerning of spirits (CP...") (current)
- 00:22, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+470) . . N 4:36 What does the term "son of consolation" mean? (Created page with "==4:36 What does the term "son of consolation" mean?== The term "son of consolation" refers to Barnabas' prophetic gift of teaching, admonishing and consoling, or exhorting,...") (current)
- 00:21, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,683) . . N 4:31 What is the significance of this infilling of the Holy Spirit - the disciples were already baptized with the Spirit? (Created page with "==4:31 What is the significance of this infilling of the Holy Spirit - the disciples were already baptized with the Spirit?== (CP V23-33). The disciples were already baptized...") (current)
- 22:36, 31 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+1,075) . . N 4:13-20 What do we learn from what Peter and John said here? (Created page with "==4:13-20 What do we learn from what Peter and John said here?== (CP also 5:17-29). We learn from what Peter and John said here that although Christians are to obey their gov...") (current)
- 22:35, 31 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+3,015) . . N 4:10-12 (A) What does the salvation that is in Jesus include? (Created page with "==4:10-12 (A) What does the salvation that is in Jesus include?== The salvation that Jesus purchased with His blood is all-inclusive, gathering to itself all the redemptive a...") (current)
- 22:33, 31 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+334) . . N 4:8 What is significant about Peter here? (Created page with "==4:8 What is significant about Peter here?== Peter was speaking under the direct influence of the Holy Spirit, fulfilling Jesus' prophecy that the Holy Spirit would give the...") (current)
- 22:32, 31 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+2,001) . . N 4:4 What do we learn from the fact that many believed and were saved here? (Created page with "==4:4 What do we learn from the fact that many believed and were saved here?== We learn from this how crucial signs and wonders are for God's purpose to be accomplished in th...") (current)
- 22:32, 31 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+872) . . N 3:22-23 What significant truth underlies Moses' prophecy here? (Created page with "==3:22-23 What significant truth underlies Moses' prophecy here?== The significant truth underlying Moses' prophecy here is that salvation is a free-will choice. Individuals...") (current)
- 22:31, 31 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+2,454) . . N 3:19-21 What does the "restitution of all things" mean? (Created page with "==3:19-21 What does the "restitution of all things" mean?== The "restitution of all things" means that in the millennium - the thousand years reign of Christ on earth after H...") (current)
- 22:31, 31 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+3,302) . . N 3:1-16 Whose faith got this man healed? (Created page with "==3:1-16 Whose faith got this man healed?== It was Peter and John's faith that got this man healed. It had nothing to do with the man himself (CP V6-8 with V11-16). The man's...") (current)
- 22:30, 31 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+1,544) . . N 2:46-47 Is this teaching as some claim that God determines who should be saved? (Created page with "==2:46-47 Is this teaching as some claim that God determines who should be saved?== No, this is simply teaching that as a result of the expression of love and community spiri...") (current)
- 22:26, 31 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+1,696) . . N 2:44-45 Is not this a form of communism? (Created page with "==2:44-45 Is not this a form of communism?== No (CP also 4:32). What the early Christians did in the first century church had nothing in common with today's communism. The ch...") (current)
- 22:25, 31 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+1,941) . . N 2:41 (A) When were these three thousand odd repentant sinners baptized? (Created page with "==2:41 (A) When were these three thousand odd repentant sinners baptized?== The word then here indicates that they were baptized on the day of Pentecost, immediately after Pe...") (current)
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