Spiritual Practices: Keyword Listing
Keyword listing is a method of observational Bible study. It doesn’t require any special skills, tools, or training. You can read more about the process of keyword listing here. You can choose any word or short phrase to study using keyword listing. For this passage, we suggest the following keyword(s) to start your study.
Starting Points
Keyword listing is a method of observational Bible study. It doesn’t require any special skills, tools, or training. You can read more about the process of keyword listing here. You can choose any word or short phrase to study using keyword listing. For this passage, we suggest the following keyword(s) to start your study.
Starting Points
- Jesus (and related pronouns) - Explore Peter's summary of the good news about Jesus
- us/we - Explore the disciples role in sharing the good news about Jesus
Spiritual Practices: Questions Only
One way of studying and reflecting on Scripture is through the use of questions. Questions are good because they invite us deeper; they invite us to think, to wonder, to explore, and to experiment. The purpose of asking questions is not always to find answers. Instead, they open us up to new ways to experience the wonder and majesty of God. To learn more about using questions to explore and encounter God, click here.
As you read this passage, look for questions that may arise. Don’t look for quick answers. Instead, sit with and ponder the questions. Here are a few to get you started.
Starting Questions
One way of studying and reflecting on Scripture is through the use of questions. Questions are good because they invite us deeper; they invite us to think, to wonder, to explore, and to experiment. The purpose of asking questions is not always to find answers. Instead, they open us up to new ways to experience the wonder and majesty of God. To learn more about using questions to explore and encounter God, click here.
As you read this passage, look for questions that may arise. Don’t look for quick answers. Instead, sit with and ponder the questions. Here are a few to get you started.
Starting Questions
- Why does Peter say that he now understands that God shows no partiality? Might he have believed that God showed partiality before? What happened in him to change his perspective? What does this say about us and how we should view people? Is there something in our perspectives that might need to change?
- Peter says that the people he is talking to know about the life and ministry of Jesus. How might they have learned about him? How can the people around us begin to learn about Jesus?
- Why did Peter specify that Jesus not only appeared to people but ate and drank with them? What does this say about the resurrection of Jesus? What if Peter talked about Jesus eating and drinking with people after his resurrection to show that the resurrected Jesus will still interact with us today?
- Why did Peter emphasize that those who had witnessed the resurrected Jesus need to preach and testify about him? What if nobody would have testified about Jesus? What if nobody continues to do so?