Acts 18:28 (KJV)
For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
By the Scriptures…
Apollos was an obviously gifted man—an eloquent speaker who was both humble enough to be corrected and intelligent enough to grasp “the way of God more perfectly” quickly.
I see the means of ministry expansion so clearly in this chapter. Paul joined himself to a couple of Jews to ply their craft together. As they worked, Paul spoke to them of the things of Christ. They came to faith and came to understand sound doctrine. In time, Paul went on to other ministries, but Aquila and Priscilla never quit on what Paul taught them.
Having met Apollos, they took him aside. They did not confront him publicly or cause problems for him; they instructed him privately in what Paul had instructed them. From there, Apollos took this instruction elsewhere and preached it. Thus, the Word of God multiplied.
The Bible says Apollos was a great help. He was a gifted speaker and a brilliant thinker, able to put what he had learned of Christ into proper context with the Scriptures. But his true power lay in this one thing: he shewed them “by the scriptures” that Jesus was Christ.
No other tool of teaching will make a difference like teaching the Scriptures. Some are able to do that eloquently. Some are more plain. Some speak to large crowds publicly. Some to just one or two privately. None of that ultimately matters. What truly matters is that what we teach, we teach by the Scriptures.
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