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Story 46: Saul Believes in Jesus
Comprehension Questions and Answers
- Why was Saul going to Damascus? *To arrest Christians and to bring them back to Jerusalem. [46-01]
- What question did Jesus ask Saul on the road to Damascus? *“Why do you persecute me?” [46-02]
- What happened to Saul when he got up after seeing the bright light? *Saul could not see. His friends led him into Damascus and he did not eat or drink for three days. [46-03]
- Why was Ananias afraid to speak to Saul? *He had heard that Saul was persecuting the believers. [46-04]
- What did God say was the purpose for which he had chosen Saul? *Saul would declare God’s name to the Jews and to people from other people groups. [46-04]
- How did Ananias enable Saul to see again? *He placed his hands on him. [46-05]
- What did Ananias do to Saul after he regained his sight? *Ananias baptized him. [46-05]
- What message did Saul immediately begin preaching to the Jews? *“Jesus is the Son of God!” [46-06]
- How did the Jews respond to Saul's preaching? *They made a plan to kill Saul. [46-07]
- How did Saul escape from Damascus? *His friends lowered him over the city wall in a basket. [46-07]
- Who helped Saul to be accepted by the disciples in Jerusalem? *Barnabas took Saul to the apostles and told them how Saul had preached boldly in Damascus. [46-08]
- What was different about the people who became believers in Antioch? *They were not Jews. [46-09]
- What name first began to be used for the believers in Antioch? *Christians. [46-09]
- What was the church in Antioch doing when the Holy Spirit told them to set apart Barnabas and Saul? *They were praying and fasting. [46-10]
- What was the purpose for which the church in Antioch sent out Saul and Barnabas? *They sent them out to preach the good news about Jesus in many other places. [46-10]