Passage of the Day - January 10, 2011

Acts 18:23-28

 ²³And having spent some time there, he left and passed successively through the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

 ²⁴Now a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures.

 ²⁵This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John;

 ²⁶and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

 ²⁷And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace,

 ²⁸for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

I read Matthew Henry’s commentary on this passage.  It brings up some great points.  The great orators don’t have perfect knowledge of the Scriptures, they only sound like they do.  Much of what they know had to be taught to them.  Priscilla and Aquila taught Apollos about Christ and Apollos was willing to learn.  When we have special talents, we can think we don’t need other people’s help, when in fact we will always need other peoples help, encouragement, refinement, and teaching.

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