Posts Tagged ‘Acts’
Why was the value of the books burned given?
Question: I have a question concerning Acts 19:19-20 “Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.” I…
Read MoreIn regards to Acts 2:38, Satan certainly has you fooled!
Question: Just read your article on Acts 2:38. Satan certainly has you fooled! Answer: I assume you are referring to “Is Acts 2:38 Heresy?” Given that you offer only an empty opinion, not answering according to scripture as God commands (I Peter 4:11), the evidence in regards to foolishness doesn’t point in the direction you think.…
Read MoreIf it was taught that the Old Covenant was abolished, why was the conference in Jerusalem necessary?
Question: In Acts 15, we have the elders, apostles, missionaries, prophets, and the Holy Spirit coming together to decide if the Gentile Christians were to keep the Old Covenant Law and circumcision. Most Christians teach that the Old Covenant was abolished at the cross. If this is true, then why was the conference needed? Why…
Read MoreWas Stephen lynched in Acts?
Question: Was Stephen lynched in Acts? Answer: “Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul” (Acts 7:57-58).
Read MoreWhen Paul asked the Ephesians if they had received the Holy Spirit, what was he referring to?
Question: When Paul asked the Ephesians, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” in Acts 19:2, was he referring to the gift of Acts 2:38? And is that the same as the Spirit given in Acts 5:32. Thanks. Answer: “And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper…
Read MoreIsn’t the word “day” added to Acts 20:7?
Question: In Acts 20:7, in the original Greek, the word “day” is not there. It was later added by men. Adding to! I worship (adore, give praise. honor) each and every day, 24/7. I can’t believe you limit worship to a day. One of Satan’s greatest accomplishments has been to get and keep people arguing…
Read MoreDid 120 Receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2:1-4?
by Carl A. Allen I have been told, by many preachers of the United Pentecostal persuasion, and many others, that the 120 in Acts 1:15 received the “Baptism of the Holy Spirit!” All one has to do is look at the context of Acts 1-6 and he can see clearly that the 120 did not…
Read MoreWho is Gallio, mentioned in Acts 18:12?
Question: Tell me something about Gallio who is mentioned in Acts 18:12. Why don’t people care about what Christians have to say? Why don’t Christians care about the lost as they should? Answer: “But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment…
Read MoreDid the apostles speak in different languages or did the people hear in different languages?
Question: When the apostles were speaking in tongues, were they actually speaking a different language or did each person hear them in their own language? Were they each speaking and different groups congregated toward the one who was speaking their particular language or did each apostle just speak and every person just heard him in…
Read MoreWas the Ethiopian eunuch baptized in a pool or a river?
Question: Was the Ethiopian Eunuch baptized in a river or in a pool? (Acts 8:36-38) Answer: “Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?”” (Acts 8:36). We know the eunuch was traveling down a road going from…
Read MoreAt what gate was Stephen stoned?
Question: At what gate was Stephen stoned? Answer: “Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. And they…
Read MoreDoes Acts 20:7 refer to a common meal?
Question: Do you think that Acts 20:7 was talking of a common meal? Why or why not? Answer: The text in question states, “Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight” (Acts 20:7).…
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