Acts of the Apostles and Romans—A Devotional Bible Study

By Eric Afum Bediako

Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults. (1 Corinthians 14:20)

This book can help deepen your understanding of Scripture by using simple Bible studies. By responding to the questions and following the guiding notes, you may develop a deeper understanding of Scriptures. God marvelously started his church in Acts of the Apostles. The book of Romans crowns it with revelations of the law and grace through the Holy Spirit.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: May 26, 2015
• ISBN: 9781490879123

Eric Afum Bediako

Eric Afum Bediako studied mathematics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana and later studied for the postgraduate certificate in education at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. In December 1976, Eric attended the Pan-African Christian Leadership Assembly (PACLA) in Nairobi, where he was challenged to undertake theological training to better understand the Bible. He went on to study theology at the London School of Theology (LST) and the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity (LICC). He has a passion for teaching the Bible and has led Scripture Union groups, Christian Fellowship groups and Church Adult Sunday School groups in Bible studies. Eric is married to Sylvia and they are blessed with three sons, Angua, Ahenkora and Afum; a daughter-in-law, Colette; and two lovely grandchildren, Olivia and Daniel Joseph. They live in London.

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ACTS OF THE APOSTLES

STUDY 1—ACTS 1:1–11

Jesus Taken Up into Heaven

Questions for Thought

1. Who wrote the book of Acts?

2. Where will the activity described in the book of Acts take place?

3. Rather than sitting around discussing the details, there is a greater job to be done. What is it?

4. Who is the Holy Spirit? What do you know already about the Holy Spirit? Where is he?

5. Did the apostles have the Holy Spirit in them when they were with Jesus?

T he Acts of the Apostles can also be called The Acts of the Holy Spirit because it teaches about the coming and work of the Holy Spirit. Luke, the author of the book of Acts, was the Gentile physician, missionary, and traveling friend and companion of the apostle