Saturday, September 22, 2012

Week 2 in New Testament.



Choice 1
1.)  Paul started in Pisidia then went to Attalia, Paphos, Seleucia, and Antioch.
2.)   Three things I found in Acts 13:1-5 that would help struggling missionaries  is to remind them that they have the Holy Ghost with them, He will tell them what they need to know. Another thing is for them to remember that they have been set apart and this is a special calling, they have the tools to do what is necessary to be god missionaries. The final thing is that if they are still discouraged, it would be appropriate for them to fast, pray and get a blessing about their trial.
3.)  Barnabas was a man who was highly favored of many. He wasn’t an Apostle but was often regarded as one. He was a Jew and served with Paul. Barnabas was so highly favored that he was given the name Jupiter. One of the advantages of sending missionaries out in twos is that, like with Paul, one of the missionaries may not be as experienced as the other. Often times, new converts go on missions, barely knowing the doctrines themselves, it’s helpful when there’s another person so that things wont get mixed up.
4.)  People loved Paul and Barnabas because they were good men, working miracles. The people gave them live stock and clothes and fine things. When they heard about it, Paul and Barnabas told them to turn away from worldly things and turn to God.
5.)  In 14:19-22, it was a complete opposite response to Barnabas and Paul. The people stoned Paul and thought he was dead, but he wasn’t and he went to another city and continued preaching the Gospel.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Acts 1-8,10-12

Disclaimer: I am taking a New Testament class and I have to write some blog entries. Don't read them if you aren't interested, they are just my thoughts on the readings :) I will update it on my normal life soon because I'm back at school and actually have stuff going on!

Choice 1: 1-12 Introduction and Overview

  • As I was reading over the chapter headings, I realized a common theme, which is the cost of discipleship. It is not easy to be a follower of Christ, both in New Testament times, as well as in 2012. We may not be killed for our beliefs today, but I can testify, that as a Latter-Day Saint, I have learned the hard way that being "killed" emotionally for what you believe in, can be just as bad as being killed physically. Other themes that I found in the chapter headings are repentance, the restored gospel will come, saints unite, and the gospel is preached.
  • While all these things were going on, Peter was very busy himself. Here is a list of his activities listed in the chapter headings:


  1. Peter testifies of Christ often
  2. Peter preaches repentance
  3. Peter heals a man
  4. Peter is arrested
  5. Peter is arrested again
  6. Peter goes to Sumaria to get the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands
  7. Peter takes the gospel to the gentiles
  8. Peter is freed from prison by an Angel