Unstoppable: Acts 2:37-40 Questions for Discussion and Reflection

The apostle Peter responds to the question, “What must we do?” (Acts 2:37) with the command, “Repent and be baptized…” (Acts 2:38) Repentance is a message that echoes throughout the Bible. What do the following scriptures reveal about the message of repentance?

Job 36:10—

Jeremiah 15:19—

1Kings 8:46-48—

Matthew 4:17—

Mark 6:12—

Acts 17:30—

According to Acts 2:38, 41 and Acts 8:12, 13 who should be baptized?

What does baptism illustrate? (See Romans 6:4)

Read Deuteronomy 6:1-9. According to this passage, how are the promises of God to be passed onto the next generation?

Compare Acts 1:8b and 2:39. What clarity does Peter’s command bring to the “starting point” of Jesus’ commission?