In Front | Workbook: Descriptive or Prescriptive? Part 1

Grab your Workbook Journal!

[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

The question of whether a passage is prescriptive for us today or just descriptive of a past scene doesn’t just apply to the book of Acts. It’s a concern for everything we read in the Bible. 

Since the practices of the church described in Acts follow the direct leadership of Jesus’ apostles and disciples, this issue is especially important. We have to decide what we should imitate and what we should simply acknowledge as an ancient Christian practice or event. 

9. Review the list and insert “Prescriptive” or “Descriptive” for each practice.