May 10, 2026

Acts Lesson 21 Study Questions

1.    “Wherever there is likely to be great success, the open door and the opposing adversaries will both be found. If there are no ____________, you may fear that there will be no ________. “ (C.H. Spurgeon)

2.    Filled with the Holy Spirit… Said, “O full of all deceit and all fraud”: Paul, using spiritual discernment and operating in the gift of faith, ________ and pronounced the __________ of God upon Elymas (you shall be blind).

3.    Now when Paul and his party set sail: The missionary group is now described as “Paul and his party.” Previously – as recently as Acts 13:7 – the group was described as Barnabas and Saul. From this point on, Paul’s __________ and ___________ will be evident.

4.    A first-century synagogue service followed a general order. Opening prayers were offered, and then there was a reading from the Law (the first five books of the Old Testament). Then, a reading from the Prophets. Then, if there was an educated person present, they were invited to _______ on subjects related to the __________.

5.    According to the promise, God raised up for Israel a Savior; Jesus: In this survey of Israel’s history, Paul noted important _______ – the choosing of the patriarchs, the deliverance from Egypt, the time in the wilderness, the conquest of Canaan, the time of the Judges, the creation of a monarchy – but it all led up to ________.

6.    As John was finishing his course, he said: John the Baptist responded to Jesus the right way. He prepared the ________ of others for Jesus, and he saw Jesus as who He ________ was. 

7.    For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know Him: Those who didn’t know the ___________ rejected _______ and delivered Him to Pilate to be executed.

8.    We should not miss an emphasis on _________ in Paul’s preaching here; it is so evident that it can be missed. He focused on things that actually ___________, not on philosophy or even theology.  

9.    We can never ________ ourselves before God. To think so assumes God grades on a curve, a measure that bends according to human weakness. To think so also gives us the glory for our own __________ instead of simply saying, “For by grace you have been saved through faith,” 

10.    Everyone who believes is justified: Jesus does not only forgive us, but we are also justified by Him. Forgiveness takes care of the _____ of sin, but __________ puts a positive credit on our account before God.

11.    We should assume that many of these believed for two reasons.

First, because many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas. There was a continuing interest in their _________.

Second, because Paul and Barnabas persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. This means they had already started to ______ in the grace of God.