BIBL 104 Bible Study Project Application Template
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BIBL 104
Name: Isaiah Schlagel
B
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TUDY
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PPLICATION
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Passage: Acts 19:11-22
What points of application can be made using the “Four Questions for Application?” State and explain 1 point of application for each of these four questions. Your explanation for each of these
points should be 1 paragraph (200-300 words) in length, clearly connected to a part of this passage (by way of a verse quotation and/or citation), specific to this passage, and relevant.
1.
The Question of Duty
Cartwright and Hulshof describe the question of duty as, “What should I do? This explores whether or not there is a call to action and obedience. Is there an action that I should put into practice or avoid” (Cartwright and Hulshof, p. 225)? Acts 19:11 says, “God did extraordinary miracles through Paul.” The key point in that verse is that God is the one doing the miracles. God
simply uses Paul as a conduit of his power. Acts 19:13-14 says, “Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-
possessed. They would say, ‘In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.’ Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.” Throughout Acts 19:15-
16, a demon-possessed man attacked them when they attempted to evoke the name of Jesus. Our duty as Christians is not to go around attempting to perform miracles and exorcisms in Jesus’ name. Our duty as Christians is to spread the word of God. While unintended by the seven sons of Sceva, that was ultimately the outcome of this event as evidenced in Acts 19:17-18, “When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done.”
2.
The Question of Character
Cartwright and Hulshof describe the question of character as, “Who should I be? The question of character addresses the type of Christlike person I should become through the enabling work of the Holy Spirit and the character-building choices that I make” (Cartwright and
Hulshof, p. 226). As mentioned above in the question of duty section, our duty as Christians is not to go around attempting to perform miracles and exorcisms in Jesus’ name. Our duty as Christians is to spread the word of God. Throughout Acts 19:11-22, it is shown that God wants us to be a believer. God wants us to spread his word and help others. It is also shown that people will be punished if they do what God does not want or allow. Towards the end of the story, in Acts19:21-22, “After all this had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. ‘After I have been there,’ he said, ‘I must visit Rome also.’ He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia a little longer.” Paul, Timothy, and Erastus continued spreading the word of God. This is who God wants us to be.
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The Question of Goals
Cartwright and Hulshof describe the question of goals as, “What causes should I pursue? What passions consume our energy? What are the ambitions that shape our lives? What are the desires that determine our direction” (Cartwright and Hulshof, p. 226)? The best answer to all these questions is, simply, God. God wants us to love him, worship him, and spread his word. I previously mentioned in Acts19:21-22, “After all this had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. ‘After I have been there,’ he said, ‘I must visit Rome also.’ He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed
in the province of Asia a little longer.” Paul, Timothy, and Erastus continued spreading the word of God. The goal of that is obviously to continue spreading God’s word, as we all should.
4.
The Question of Discernment
Cartwright and Hulshof describe the question of discernment as, “How can I distinguish truth
from error? Discernment is being able to survey the sweep of culture and make a decision that fits the perspective of God” (Cartwright and Hulshof, p. 226). The easiest way to distinguish truth from error and make decisions that fits the perspective of God is to follow the word of God.
Read the Bible, pray, etc. Specifically, in Acts 19:11-22, the seven sons of Sceva were going around trying to evoke the name of Jesus for the wrong reasons and they were punished. They were punished because they did not listen to Jesus’ teachings and were doing things for the wrong reasons. God used this instance to teach everyone else what is right and what is wrong. Acts 19:17-20 says, “When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.”
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