"This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John.
So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately."
Acts 18:25-26 (NKJV)
Years ago, there was a magazine that would publish condensed versions of popular novels. When you read the condensed version of the book, you had the basic story, but you did not always have all of the details from the story. The condensed version of the book published the main, and most important parts of the novel, but there was still more to the story. And while it was true that you had the necessary facts to understand the story, in the condensed version, there were actually more details available in the regular version of the book.
The Bible is an amazing book, and it is something that we can continue learning from for our entire lives. No matter how many times you read the Bible, there is always more to learn and understand from God's Word. Because of that, we also have to realize that there can be more to what we know about the Bible than we already know. This is why it is good to be a part of a good church, to hear good Bible based teaching, and it is why we should take advantage of all of the good teaching that is available to us in various forms today.
In Acts 18, we read about Apollos, who was teaching correctly, but he did not have all the available information, there was more that he needed to know. Then we read how Aquila and Priscilla met Apollos and "explained to him the way of God more accurately." In the same way, we too may know a lot about God's Word, but it is possible that someone can give us more understanding of the truth than what we already know. We need to grow and develop spiritually, be ready to learn from others, and understand that no one knows everything, so there may be "more to the story" from God's Word than what we already know.
So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately."
Acts 18:25-26 (NKJV)
Years ago, there was a magazine that would publish condensed versions of popular novels. When you read the condensed version of the book, you had the basic story, but you did not always have all of the details from the story. The condensed version of the book published the main, and most important parts of the novel, but there was still more to the story. And while it was true that you had the necessary facts to understand the story, in the condensed version, there were actually more details available in the regular version of the book.
The Bible is an amazing book, and it is something that we can continue learning from for our entire lives. No matter how many times you read the Bible, there is always more to learn and understand from God's Word. Because of that, we also have to realize that there can be more to what we know about the Bible than we already know. This is why it is good to be a part of a good church, to hear good Bible based teaching, and it is why we should take advantage of all of the good teaching that is available to us in various forms today.
In Acts 18, we read about Apollos, who was teaching correctly, but he did not have all the available information, there was more that he needed to know. Then we read how Aquila and Priscilla met Apollos and "explained to him the way of God more accurately." In the same way, we too may know a lot about God's Word, but it is possible that someone can give us more understanding of the truth than what we already know. We need to grow and develop spiritually, be ready to learn from others, and understand that no one knows everything, so there may be "more to the story" from God's Word than what we already know.
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