Appointed or Chosen?

A Study of Acts 13:48

By: Mike Mazzalongo     Posted: Mon. Apr 6th
Discussion Questions
  1. How do Acts 13:46-48 show two different reactions to the same gospel message?
  2. What does the word tassō tell us about the flexibility of language in the Bible?
  3. How can God's will and human choice work together in salvation?
  4. What lessons from this story can help us when people today accept or reject the gospel?
  5. How does seeing both God's role and our response keep us humble?
  6. Which understanding of this verse do you find most convincing, and why?
Sources
  • ChatGPT (GPT-5), "Acts 13:48 – Appointed or Chosen?," Mike's Chat, October 2025.
  • Bauer, Arndt, Gingrich, and Danker, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (BDAG).
  • F. F. Bruce, The Book of the Acts (NICNT).
  • J. W. McGarvey, Commentary on Acts of Apostles.
  • I. Howard Marshall, Acts (Tyndale NT Commentary).
  • Everett Ferguson, The Church of Christ: A Biblical Ecclesiology for Today.
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