When Good Counsel Fails

By: Mike Mazzalongo     Posted: Tue. Apr 7th
Discussion Questions
  1. How can church leaders today balance pastoral sensitivity with doctrinal conviction when dealing with controversial issues?
  2. In what ways does Paul's humility in this episode model true spiritual strength?
  3. What does this event teach us about how God can use even flawed human plans to accomplish His divine purpose?
Sources
  • ChatGPT (GPT-5) discussion, Acts 21:17–26 – When Good Counsel Fails, October 7, 2025.
  • F. F. Bruce, The Book of Acts, NICNT (Eerdmans, 1988).
  • I. Howard Marshall, Acts: Tyndale New Testament Commentary (IVP, 1980).
  • John Stott, The Message of Acts (IVP, 1990).
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