Agrippa put his loyalty to Rome above God's claims. Do you feel any conflict between competing loyalties? Where and why?

well, I suppose there is, if I think about it now.  I feel the conflict between my own political views and the loyalty of those that are in my family that I seem to fear have different views than I do.  It scares me.

Under pressure, are you confident or indecisive? What do you need to gain confidence?

I'm probably more indecisive than confident when I'm put under pressure.  I'm not sure who isn't, but for me, I just need to relax and not worry about what others think about what I have decided upon.

When you see immorality all around you, what can you do to change it?

Pray about it and encourage the people around me that are being immoral to go in the right direction they need to be going

Idols need not involve images of wood or stone; it's possible to worship such things as money, another person, or fame. What are some "idols" you might be tempted to worship?

They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors and the statutes he had warned them to keep. They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless. They imitated the nations around them although the Lord had ordered them, “Do not do as they do.”

~II Kings 17:15

If I were to worship idols, I would probably be tempted to worship the fact that I finally had a job someday.

Some people say it doesn't matter what you believe, as long as you believe it with all your heart. What would Jezebel say to this? What would Elijah?

Jezebel, being tghe evil woman she was, would care less about what others thought, whereas, Elijah would storongly encourage people to say whatever they believed.

Elijah and Elisha shows how God uses different personalities to get his message across. From the description below, which of teh two prophets do you more closely identify with?

When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?”

“Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.

~II Kings 2:9

Before giving my answer, the following is an excerpt of the description from The Studen Bible (NRSV) found in II Kings 2:

Replacing A Legend: Who Could Follow The Great Elijah?

When a prophet like Elijah leaves the scene, who will dare to take his place?  As time came to choose a successor, Elijah looked to find someone out of a different mold.  He Settled on his most faithful companion, a farmer named Elisha.

Similar Names but Different Styles

The slight variance in the two men's names expresses their difference in style.  Elijah, who's name meant "the Lord is my God," dueled a king and the priests of Baal in dramatic confrontation of power.  He lived apart from the people and preached judgement and the need for reprentance.

Elisha ("God is salvation") shifted the emphasis.  He lived among people, prefering the poor and outcast, and stressed life, hope and God's grace.  All social classes had access to Elisha, from lowly widows to foreign kings.  His colorful life included work as a spy, a miracle worker, an adviser to the king, a leader of a school of prophets, and an anointer of revolutionaries.

Elisha traveled widely, and his bald head and wooden walking staff became his trademarks.  News of his miracles spread, making him a famous national figure for 50 years.  As Elish lay on his deathbed, the distraught king of Isreal knelt beside him, asking for one last word of advice.

personally, I would like to aspire to be like Elisha.  Not that Elijah's way of handling things were bad, but in this day and age it is better to be amonst those who are more in need.

Acts 20 shows Paul's closeness to other Christians. What produced such intense feelings? What could increase your closeness to others?

“And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.  I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me.

~Acts 20:22-23

Paul was elated that the people he spoke to enjoyed his leadership.  I fel close to others when I know that they love and care for me.