Acts 18-19: How does the church today handle it when a brother or sister teaches something that is not quite theologically correct? In most cases that person is talked about behind their back and not given the opportunity to teach again. I find it very interesting that we do not see that modeled in our passage today. When Apollos came to Ephesus he was bold in preaching repentance from sin but he was not teaching about Jesus. Look at how the strong believers handled the situation.
18:26 “He began to speak 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 wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, 28for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.”
Here are some things that jumped off of the page to me.
*Apollos had a teachable spirit
*Priscilla and Aquila cared about Apollos
*They did not talk about him but talked to him
*The gospel message went out even wider because the *Kingdom workers worked together for God’s glory.
Wow what a model to follow!