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Who among the early church were authorized to preach? Acts 8:4. What was the real objectioif o f this council to the preaching? Acts 5:28-40. In whose name are we authorized to •preach ? Acts 9 :27. Is there any other name? Acts ¿1:12. What is given through- this Name? 5:20-31, Who have rejected this Name, and who have chosen it ? 1 Pet. 2 :4. T o what position has this Name been exalted ? Phil 2 :9. What should be done in this Name? Col. 3:17. What promise did Peter and John rely on when before the council? Matt. 10:19. How is the ignorance o f foolish men silenced? 1 Pet. 2:15. Can men be filled with the Holy Spirit? Eph. 5:18. . What was the gist o f the message of Peter and James? Acts 10:40-42. Who denied the resurrection o f Jesus Christ ? Acts 23:8. What will occur at the first resurrection? 1 Thess. 4:14-18. When will the rest o f the dead be raised? Rev. 20:5. What will be the privilege o f those who share in the first resurrection ? Rev. 20:6. (3 ) The Conclusion of the Council, vs. 13-21. Were Peter and James learned men? John 7:15. T o whom does the Spirit reveal the things o f God? Matt. 11:25; 1 Cor. 1:27. What unanswerable argument confronted the council? v. 14; Mark 5:15, What is the testimony o f every true believer? 2 Cor. 5:17.
How sh ou ld believers live? Phil. 1:27; Eph. 5:8; Titus 2:11-13. What problem confronted the council? v. 16; John 11:47, 48. What great mistake had they made as to the proper time to apprehend the apostles? Mark 14:2. In forbidding them to speak, what did the council do? 1 Thess. 2:15, 16. Had the apostles been commanded by the Lord to speak? Luke 24:46-48. What penalty would be theirs and ours if the Gospel is not preached? 1 Cor. 9:16. Must every true believer speak the mes sage in spite o f men? 2 Cor. 4:13. PRACTICAL POINTS (1) Peter’s pay for preaching was a prison. (2) God’s plan for the church is progress through persecution. (3) The church Was confronted with a three-fold opposition: religious rule, worldly power and the infidel Saddu- cees. (4) The voice o f the church can never supersede the voice o f the Christ. % (5) No priest can claim the prerogative o f preaching. It is the business "of the church.' (6) 2he Jews stumbled over the stone which they set at naught. (7) A man with conviction and courage can confront any council o f men. (8) The man, the miracle and the multi tude were too much for the council. (9) A transformed life is the most telling testimony for the truth. (TO) If you keep company with Christ you cannot keep the community from knowing it.
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