SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1The goal of your faith

(The faith of early Christians)

Acts 1:1-28:31

Key Verse 1 Peter 1:8-9

1. Read Acts 1:1-8. What does this passage tell us about the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the early Christians?

2. Skim through the book of Acts and notice the early Christians' prayer life. What do their examples indicate about the power (or significance) of prayer?

3. Read Acts 1:14 and 2:44. These verses tell us that the early believers lived "together". What spiritual applications can we learn in our generation? (Cf. Hebrews 10:25)

4. Read Acts 2:42 and 18:5, and compare these verses with Colossians 4:16 and 1 Thessalonians 5:27. What do these passages indicate about the way early Christians were fed with the word of God (or the Scriptures)?

5. Read Acts 23:6 and 26:6,7. What do these passages indicate about (one of) the characteristics of the faith of the early Christians (such as Paul)? (Cf. 1Pe 1:4; Rev 2:10)

6. Examine Acts 15:1-35. In what respect was it not always easy for the Jewish believers to get along with the Gentile believers? Yet, what do you think made the two groups of people become members of the same family?

7. Memorize Romans 8:29 and compare this passage with Acts 28:30-31. What do these verses indicate about the ultimate goal the early Christians (such as the Apostle Paul or believers in Rome) strove to achieve?