Question 44
Paul's Missionary Journeys‘Then after fasting and praying, they laid their hands on them and sent them off’. The significance of the laying on of hands in this passage is that
- A.the church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit initiated the missionary work of Paul and Barnabas
- B.the teachers' and prophets' hands conferred authority on Paul and Barnabas
- C.the apostles, Paul and Barnabas were here ordained priests
- D.Paul and Barnabas were here confirmed Christians and the first apostles.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: A (the church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit initiated the missionary work of Paul and Barnabas)
Explanation
In Acts 13:2–3 the Holy Spirit told the church at Antioch to set apart Barnabas and Saul; laying hands on them showed the church sending them out on their missionary work.