Reflection & Study Questions (Student Copy)
These questions are intended to guide careful reading of Scripture and thoughtful written reflection.
Use the space provided to write complete answers. Return often to the biblical text.
1.
Why did Jesus commission the apostles specifically to teach others to observe all that He commanded?
2.
How does Acts 2:42 describe the early church’s relationship to apostolic teaching, and why is that description significant?
3.
What authority did the apostles possess, and how was that authority derived rather than self-appointed?
4.
Why does Scripture warn against departing from or adding to apostolic teaching?
5.
How does obedience to apostolic teaching function as obedience to Christ Himself?
6.
What dangers arise when apostolic teaching is treated as optional, outdated, or culturally adjustable?
7.
How does the New Testament distinguish between human opinion and authoritative teaching delivered by the apostles?
8.
In what ways do the apostles emphasize that salvation follows faithful obedience rather than precedes it?
9.
How does the apostles’ teaching clarify the relationship between faith, repentance, baptism, and new life?
10.
Why is it important that the church be built upon “the foundation of the apostles and prophets”?
11.
How does continued devotion to apostolic teaching protect the church from doctrinal drift?
12.
What responsibilities do believers today have in preserving and obeying apostolic teaching?
Scripture for Further Reading
- Matthew 28:18–20
- Acts 2:36–42
- Acts 5:29–32
- Acts 20:27
- Ephesians 2:19–22
- 1 Corinthians 11:1–2
- Galatians 1:6–12
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15
- 1 Timothy 6:3–5
- 2 Timothy 3:14–17