Daily Readings (Page 114)
Acts 1:7-8
What do you think is the relationship between receiving “power when the Holy Spirit comes on you” and being “witnesses” of Jesus Christ to the “ends of the earth?”
Acts 1:6
What kind of a kingdom did the disciples anticipate when they asked, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
Acts 1:4-5
Why do you suppose Jesus wanted his disciples to remain in Jerusalem until the coming of the Holy Spirit?
Acts 1:3
What would you consider as “convincing proofs” that attest to the truth and reality of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead?
Acts 1:1-2 with Luke 1:1-2
How would you describe the content of the Book of Acts and the content of the Gospel of Luke, since these two writings form a unit?
1 Peter 5:10-11
How does Peter describe the God to whom Christian worship and pray?
1 Peter 5:8-9
What is the vital connection between the exhortation to humility in vv. 6-7 and the exhortation to vigilance in vv. 8-9?
1 Peter 5:6-7
What do you think is the vital connection between humility and learning to cast one’s care on God?
1 Peter 5:5
What is the appropriate response of “young men” to elders? And what is necessary for submission, according to Peter?
1 Peter 5:2-4
What is the content of Peter’s exhortation of elders in vv. 2-3? According to v. 4, what is the promise given to those elders who serve well?