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Life Group Questions
Week 21 | Acts 17:16-34

Getting to Know You:

  1. How did you come to Christ?  What was it that convinced you Christianity was true?

Digging Deeper:

  1. Read Acts 17:16-17 and 2 Peter 2:6-8 about Paul and Lot, who both were provoked by the wickedness surrounding them.  Study the life of Lot and the decisions he made in Genesis 13:1-13, Genesis 14:12, Genesis 19:1, and Genesis 19:12-38.  Where did he compromise, and what was the end result?  According to 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 and 2 Timothy 4:6-8, how did Paul live differently, and what was his fruit?  What can you take away from this?
  2. Read Acts 17:16-34 and consider how different Paul's approach to witnessing was to Peter’s in Acts 2:14-36.  Why would Peter use Scripture and Paul use poets?  Is it important to understand the background and beliefs of the lost when witnessing?  Why?  How would you tailor your message to an atheist as opposed to a non-observant catholic?
  3. Read Romans 1:18-23, Romans 2:12-16, Acts 17:24-30, and Acts 14:15-17 and discuss what people can know about God apart from the Scripture.  For instance, what attributes of God can be seen in creation?  What can we discern about God’s moral law through our conscience?  Then, consider what is revealed about God only through Scripture.

Taking it Home:

  1. Have you witnessed to anyone lately?  How do you feel it went?  What approach did you use?  After this study, should you try a different approach?