1. While the Christian Way, which the Jews called a “sect,” was “spoken against everywhere,” was Paul embarrassed or did he back down? What can we learn from that? 2. Although Paul had been arrested, beaten, imprisoned and now could have his life taken for preaching about Jesus and his kingdom, what did he continue to preach while in prison? 3. Why…

1. Why do you suppose that the centurion was “more persuaded” by the advice of “the majority” than of Paul? How should we measure whose advice we follow today? 2. In order to convey his utter trust and dependence on God to these sailors, what three verbs did Paul use after the personal pronoun “I” in verses 23-25? 3. Just as physical…

1. Why do you think Paul explained where he had come from in his life as a Jew and what he had previously done to Christians? 2. When Jesus appeared to Paul on the road to Damascus, what plans did the Lord tell Paul that He had for him? 3. “Almost” is such a devastating word when it comes to Christianity. How…

1. How should we as Christians respond when others conspire against us and lay complaints down against us? 2. Why would Paul appeal to stand before Caesar? What possible benefits could outweigh the risks involved in that? 3. One significant proof of the resurrection of Christ is the conversion, faith and preaching of Paul. Why are Paul’s before and after pictures strong…

1. While Paul’s accusers foolishly referred to the religion of Christ as a “sect,” how did Paul describe it and how much confidence did he have in it? 2. What three things did Paul reason about from the Scriptures before Felix, which caused Felix to become afraid? 3. While we consider Felix’s postponement for a “convenient time” to be foolish, in what…

1. How could Paul say that he had lived in all good conscience, even while persecuting and killing Christians? What does that teach us about following our conscience? 2. While Paul may have felt alone in the midst of his horrible circumstances, who does it say “stood by him”? What comfort should that bring to us? 3. What do we learn about…

1. How extreme was Paul’s conversion from where he had been before Christ to where he grew to be in Christ? What can we learn from this? 2. Why were the Jews so incensed when Paul mentioned the word “Gentiles”? Is there any modern-day parallel to that? 3. How did Paul use his legal/national citizenship as a Roman to benefit for his…

1. When the brethren pleaded with Paul not to go to Jerusalem, what did he tell them that he was ready to do? 2. Paul regularly reported to the Jews “in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles.” Why do you think he kept doing that? 3. With an eerie similarity to the mob crying out against Jesus, why…