Ch. 6 Called to Community: Acts of the Apostles

1. What is the one key idea of this chapter. Pay attention to the title of the chapter!
2. Write about two major ideas you want to remember. Write a short paragraph on each clearly stating the idea and then telling why you want to remember it.
3. One image that captures the chapter for you.
4. One significant question you have from this chapter. It can be intellectual or personal.

1. One key idea from this chapter is "Called to Community". The chapter teaches about the early Christian faith and the acts contained in "Acts of the Apostles". Because of the newness of Christian faith, the rules that build the foundation had not yet been established, so they had to get together as a community to solve their problems. An example of this is the Council of Jerusalem, which was a dispute on whether Gentile converts had to obey Jewish Law before becoming a Christian.
2. I want to remember the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch. I think it's an interesting story of the early faith. The Spirit is more of a solid idea in the Acts of the Apostles than in modern day. Philip converts the eunuch and converts him because the Spirit gives him the inclination to do so. After the Baptism, the Spirit pulls him away. I find it more believable if the Spirit actually does physical actions. I wish it would appear in more unbelievable manifestations then it does in modern day. More people would believe.

   I want to remember Paul's origins. He was a Pharisee Jew who abided by strict law. When he learned about "The Way", he began going off and persecuting Christian because he believed they were blaspheming against God. Then, he was converted to Christianity by a miraculous event that happened to him on his way to Jerusalem. I find it this a great "turn-around" story, and it is something to definitely remember about him.

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4. Did the early founders of the church believe in luck, or did they believe that everything was influenced by God?

   I think that the early founders of the church didn't believe in luck because they cast lots to see who was their new twelfth apostle thinking that it would have been God's will or destiny that whoever won was to become the new apostle. I find it strange, yet good in a way, that they would decide to have the top decisions "gamble" for the position. I am slightly comforted by this, though, because it shows that they gave them both a fair chance.