Bible Acts 15 Test

What city did the men from Jerusalem come “down” to?

Antioch Syria

What direction did the men travel on their trip from Judea to Syria?

North

What point of obedience did they wish to impose on the Gentile Christians

circumsition

What party of Jewish Christians agreed with Paul and Barnabas message

Party of Pharisee

Two groups that gathered to consider the issue of the Gentile believers and the Jewish law

• Elders

• Apostle

Who was the named speaker once the Council begun their discussion

Peter

What was the basis of the argument made by Peter

Purity of the Gospel

Had those Gentiles of which Paul is speaking been encouraged to come under the Jewish law as a condition of their salvation

no

What book of the New Testament had Paul had Paul just written to the church’s planted on his first missionary journey?

Galations

Speaker as the Council that served as the pastoral leader of the Church at Jerusalem

James as speaker

What book did James write

James

What Old Testament prophet did James quote from

Amos

The conclusions reached by the council that the Gentile should be encouraged to change certain behaviors constituted a “selling out” of the Gospel of Grace

false

One of the behaviors change that Council that the Gentile believes to adopt

Sacrifices to idols

Two men sent from Jerusalem along with Paul and Barnabas to take the letter back to the Gentile Church

• Judes

• Silas

Define “accommodation”

When I, motivated by humaniy and greater maturity, are able to make room for someone else’s spiritual disciplices or lack thereof

Define “love”

The unconditional, self-sacrifice, commitment to the well-being of another