My Own Bible Flashcards

Jerusalem

1st Christians at Pentecost

Jerusalem

1st persecution

Jerusalem

Sanhedrin convene

Jerusalem

apostles remain here despite persecution

Jerusalem

Gentiles do not have to undergo circumcision

Jerusalem

money from gentile churches to help poor Christians

Jerusalem

Jews to ambush and kill Paul when he returns

Antioch of Syria

Paul’s missionary base, 1st and 2nd missionary journeys beginning

Athens

Paul preaches at the Areopagus (Mars Hill) to philosophers

Troas

Paul’s Macedonian Vision

Paul/Saul

persecuted Christians, vision, became Christian

Peter

7 truths, addresses crowd, vision about food, Cornelius’ house

Barnabus

Joseph, told of Paul’s conversion, went with Mark to Cyprus

Ananias and Saphira

said they gave all money they got, but they kept some of it and thus died

Gamaliel

Pharisee, taught Saul, told others to let Peter and John go

Stephen

1st martyr at Sanhedrin, 1/7 in Jerusalem serving Grecian widows

Philip

preached in Samaria, talked to Ethiopian eunuch, 1/7 in Jerusalem serving Grecian widows

Dorcas

Tabitha, helped poor, made clothes, died and raised to life by Peter

Cornelius

centurion, had a vision, Peter entered his house, Christianity for Gentiles

Herod Agrippa I

king of Jews, had James killed with a sword, imprisoned Peter, accepted praise from subjects, was struck dead and eaten by worms

John Mark

from Jerusalem, went with Barnabus and Paul on first missionary journey but deserted them, Paul did not want him on another mission (but Barnabus did), wrote Gospel of Mark

James, the brother of Jesus

Jesus’ brother, decided no circumcision for Gentiles at Jerusalem Council

Aquila and Priscilla

Jewish convert couple, taught by Paul, converted Apollos, expelled from Rome by Claudius

Gallio

Roman governor (proconsul) of Achaia (Greece), dismissed Paul’s case in Corinth, Gallio inscription of Paul’s visit to Corinth

Lydia

gentile “God-fearer,” sold purple cloth, converted, invited Paul into her home

Apollos

showed Holy Spirit by Aquila and Priscilla (initially only knew John’s baptism), from Alexandria

Eutychus

fell out of window and died as Paul talked, Paul threw himself on him and revived him

Felix

Roman governor (procurator) of Judea, left Paul in prison to help Jews, favored Jews because his wife was one

Festus

Roman governor (procurator) of Judea after Felix, favored Jews, Paul appealed to Caesar so he sent Paul there instead of Paul being tried by the Sanhedrin

Herod Agrippa II

king of Jews, found Paul innocent but said, “Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?”

Silas

sent by Jerusalem to deliver letter explaining Jerusalem Council’s decision to Antioch, helped Paul there, became one of Paul’s partners

Acts 1

Commission/Ascension

Acts 2

Paul’s Pentecost sermon

Acts 4-5

Peter and John before Sanhedrin

Acts 7

Stephen’s speech and martyr

Acts 8

conversion of Samaritans

Acts 10-11

conversion of Cornelius

Acts 13-14

Paul’s 1st missionary journey

Acts 15

Jerusalem Council

Acts 16-18

Paul’s 2nd missionary journey

Acts 17

Paul’s sermon in Athens

Acts 19-20

Paul’s 3rd missionary journey/Ephesus

Acts 24-26

Paul’s arrest and defense

Acts 27-28

Paul’s mission to Rome

Acts 1

Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, ends of earth

Acts 2

Jesus of Nazareth was here, you killed him, God raised Him

Acts 2

“repent and be baptized” to people

Acts 4

stone builders rejected has become cornerstone

Acts 5

Peter and apostles say to obey God, not people

Acts 9

God says to Ananias

Acts 10

God shows no favoritism, every nation

Acts 26

stand up, rescuing “your own people,” and Gentiles

Acts 28

hearing but never understanding

29

Jerusalem church begins

32

Paul’s conversion

45

Paul’s 1st missionary journey

49

Claudius expels Jews from Rome

50-52

Paul’s 2nd missionary journey

54-57

Paul’s 3rd missionary journey

57

Paul writes letter to Romans from Corinth

58-60

Paul in Caesarea

61-63

Paul in Rome

63

Luke writes Acts

64

fire in Rome

disagreements and disunity

why Paul writes to Roman churches

greeting, thanksgiving, body

3 main parts of a letter

Corinth

where Paul writes letter to Romans from

Manuscript copier

amanuensis

Phoebe

carries letter for Paul to Rome

Romans 1:16-17

theme verse of Romans

General Revelation

natural theology, indirect revelation of God’s nature through the world

HATE

honored him not, acknowledged him not, thanked him not, exchanged the truth of God for a lie

Sin

sin that requires delivery

sin

sin that requires forgiveness

Diatribe

an angry verbal attack against something

Romans 1-3

God’s wrath, judgement, faithfulness

Romans 4-5

Abraham justified by faith, peace and hope, death through Adam/life through Christ, slaves to righteousness

Romans 7

sin, law, bound to committing sins

Romans 8

life through Spirit, present suffering and future glory

Romans 9-11

God has not rejected Israel, Israel must turn to God again

Romans 12-13

living sacrifice, love in action, submission to governments, love fulfills law, day is near

Romans 14-15

weak and strong, Paul to Gentiles, Paul to Rome

Romans 16

personal greetings

Abraham was made righteous after circumcision

Abraham models faith for Jews and Gentiles because…

ex nihilo

“out of nothing”

Adam

“ground,” “earth”

posse pecarre, posse non pecarre

able to sin, able not to sin

non posse non pecarre

not able to not sin

posse pecarre non posse pecarre

born again

non posse pecarre

not able to sin

Holy Spirit

solution to Romans 7 in Romans 8

Jews

branches broken off

Gentiles

branches grafted in

Indicative

Romans 2-11, we were fallen and are now in Christ

Imerpative

Romans 12-15, what to do in response to God’s grace

Romans 1

not ashamed of the Gospel

Romans 3

all sin and fall short

Romans 5

suffering produces perseverance produces character produces hope, no shame

Romans 6

do not keep sinning for grace

Romans 7

I do what I do not want to do