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- 01:57, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+388) . . N 19:23-27 What do we learn from what Demetrius says here? (Created page with "==19:23-27 What do we learn from what Demetrius says here?== Paul's ministry in Asia was so powerful - multitudes were being saved and a great spiritual awakening was taking...") (current)
- 01:56, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+2,315) . . N 19:13-16 Why could these exorcists not cast the demons out of this man even though they used Jesus' name? (Created page with "==19:13-16 Why could these exorcists not cast the demons out of this man even though they used Jesus' name?== Because Jesus only delegated the authority to use His name to Ch...") (current)
- 01:56, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+8,159) . . N 19:11-12 Can these miracles still be duplicated today? (Created page with "==19:11-12 Can these miracles still be duplicated today?== Yes, although there are many who teach that these miracle working powers were only conferred on Christ's disciples...") (current)
- 01:54, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,600) . . N 19:1-2 What is the significance of Paul's question here concerning the Holy Spirit? (Created page with "==19:1-2 What is the significance of Paul's question here concerning the Holy Spirit?== We learn from this that Paul made no provision in his interpretation of the gospel for...") (current)
- 01:53, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+544) . . N 18:24-25 What is meant by Apollos only knowing the baptism of John? (Created page with "==18:24-25 What is meant by Apollos only knowing the baptism of John?== Apollos knew the Old Testament spiritual and moral standards God required for salvation right up until...") (current)
- 01:53, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+447) . . N 18:23 What does this verse signify? (Created page with "==18:23 What does this verse signify?== Paul's departure from Antioch here signified the commencement of his third apostolic mission which culminated in his return to Jerusal...") (current)
- 01:53, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,056) . . N 18:22 What does this verse signify? (Created page with "==18:22 What does this verse signify?== This verse signifies the completion of Paul's second apostolic mission which commenced with Silas in Ac 15:40 after Paul and Barnabas...") (current)
- 01:52, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,936) . . N 18:18 (A) What is the vow referred to here? (Created page with "==18:18 (A) What is the vow referred to here?== Paul's vow here was a special pledge of separation and devotion to God. The shaving of his head was based upon the Old Testa...") (current)
- 01:51, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,780) . . N 18:6 To what is Paul alluding here in saying that the Jews' blood was upon their own heads? (Created page with "==18:6 To what is Paul alluding here in saying that the Jews' blood was upon their own heads?== (CP V4-6). Paul is alluding here to God's warning in the Old Testament to the...") (current)
- 01:51, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+855) . . N 17:30 Does this mean that there will be no future retribution for sinners in past ages? (Created page with "==17:30 Does this mean that there will be no future retribution for sinners in past ages?== No, otherwise these scriptures are meaningless (CP Ex 32:32-33; De 30:15-20; 2Chr...") (current)
- 01:50, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,359) . . N 17:18-22 Who were the Epicureans and Stoics, and what do the words Areopagus and Mars Hill refer to? (Created page with "==17:18-22 Who were the Epicureans and Stoics, and what do the words Areopagus and Mars Hill refer to?== Epicureans were materialists who taught that man's chief happiness la...") (current)
- 01:49, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+753) . . N 17:11 What does the word "noble" (KJV) mean here? (Created page with "==17:11 What does the word "noble" (KJV) mean here?== Noble here means well born (CP Lu 19:12; 1Cor 1:26). The Berean Jews were more courteous, of a better disposition, bet...") (current)
- 01:49, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+831) . . N 16:27 Why was the keeper of the prison prepared to kill himself? (Created page with "==16:27 Why was the keeper of the prison prepared to kill himself?== Because he thought that Paul and Silas may have escaped. In those days jailers were responsible for thei...") (current)
- 01:48, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+843) . . N 16:25-26 What do we learn from Paul and Silas praying and singing praises to God here? (Created page with "==16:25-26 What do we learn from Paul and Silas praying and singing praises to God here?== This teaches that the believer's joy is within - it is not conditioned by outward c...") (current)
- 01:48, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+821) . . N 16:16-18 What was Paul's purpose in casting the demon out of this girl - scriptures do not teach that she got saved as a result? (Created page with "==16:16-18 What was Paul's purpose in casting the demon out of this girl - scriptures do not teach that she got saved as a result?== Paul did not want his ministry to be endo...") (current)
- 01:47, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+531) . . N 16:13-15 What does it mean that the Lord had opened Lydia's heart to receive the gospel? (Created page with "==16:13-15 What does it mean that the Lord had opened Lydia's heart to receive the gospel?== This does not teach that God had predestined Lydia for salvation, as some claim....") (current)
- 01:47, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+557) . . N 16:10 What does the word "we" indicate here? (Created page with "==16:10 What does the word "we" indicate here?== The change from the third person pronoun (they), to the second person (we), indicates that Luke, the author of this book, was...") (current)
- 01:46, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+2,679) . . N 16:1-3 Why did Paul circumcise Timothy here yet he opposed circumcision for Christians in Ch 15? (Created page with "==16:1-3 Why did Paul circumcise Timothy here yet he opposed circumcision for Christians in Ch 15?== (CP 15:1-4). Here the Jewish Christians were trying to impose circumcisio...") (current)
- 01:46, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,803) . . N 15:36-41 How great was the contention between Paul and Barnabas here? (Created page with "==15:36-41 How great was the contention between Paul and Barnabas here?== Some Bible commentators argue that the "sharp contention" between Paul and Barnabas here did not nec...") (current)
- 01:45, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+2,704) . . N 15:1-29 What vital foundational doctrine of the Christian faith was resolved here? (Created page with "==15:1-29 What vital foundational doctrine of the Christian faith was resolved here?== That salvation is by grace through faith alone. It is not of works, as the Jewish Chris...") (current)
- 01:44, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+951) . . N 14:26-27 What is the significance of this passage? (Created page with "==14:26-27 What is the significance of this passage?== Here we see the return of Paul and Barnabas to Antioch in Syria at the completion of their first apostolic mission jour...") (current)
- 01:43, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+930) . . N 14:8-18 Why were Paul and Barnabas so affected by what happened here? (Created page with "==14:8-18 Why were Paul and Barnabas so affected by what happened here?== When the people saw Paul and Barnabas heal the crippled man in V8-10 their superstitious imagination...") (current)
- 01:42, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . 13:48 Does this not prove that only those whom God has specially chosen for salvation are ordained to eternal life? (current)
- 01:42, 1 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,159) . . N 13:48 Does this not prove that only those whom God has specially chosen for salvation are ordained to eternal life? (Created page with "==13:48 Does this not prove that only those whom God has specially chosen for salvation are ordained to eternal life?== No, although it is used by some in the church to teach...")
- 01:41, 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)
- 01:41, 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)
- 01:40, 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)
- 01:40, 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)
- 01:39, 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)
- 01:39, 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)
- 01:38, 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)
- 01:37, 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)
- 01:37, 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)
- 01:36, 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)
- 01:35, 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)
- 01:35, 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)
- 01:34, 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)
- 01:34, 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)
- 01:33, 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)
- 01:33, 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)
- 01:32, 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)
- 01:32, 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)
- 01:31, 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)
- 01:31, 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)
- 01:30, 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)
- 01:30, 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)
- 01:30, 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...")
- 01:29, 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)
- 01:29, 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)
- 01:28, 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)
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