"Expounded Unto Him The Way Of God More Perfectly"
Acts
Without question,
Apollos was a believer. He was "mighty in the Scriptures,"
"instructed in the way of the Lord," "fervent in the
Spirit," "taught diligently the things of the Lord," and
publicly showed all who heard him "by the Scriptures that Jesus was
Christ." Yet, he knew only the baptism of John, the doctrine of John the
Baptist. And this man, Apollos, though he was a true born child of God, was
ignorant of many things. APOLLOS NEEDED SOMEONE TO SHOW HIM THE WAY OF THE LORD
MORE PERFECTLY.
Cornelius was also a
saved man (Acts 10). God tells us plainly that he was "a devout man, and
one that feared God...and prayed to God alway." Yet, Cornelius knew very
little. He walked in the light God had given him. He worshipped the Lord who
was to come, but did not know that he had already come. And God accepted his
worship (Read Acts 10:4). Cornelius was saved, but he needed help. CORNELIUS
NEEDED SOMEONE TO SHOW HIM THE GLORIOUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF CHRIST.
Certainly, the Apostle
Peter was a saved man when Paul withstood him to the face at
My point, I hope, is
obvious: MANY OF GOD'S DEAR CHILDREN ARE WEAK IN FAITH AND IN UNDERSTANDING.
THEY NEED HELP. BUT THEY ARE GOD'S CHILDREN. I have no tolerance for Arminian,
free-will, works religion. It is false and damning. No one is saved who
imagines that he is, in anyway, his own Savior! But I DARE NOT IMAGINE THAT
ANYONE IS LOST WHO TRUSTS THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AS HIS ONLY, ALL-SUFFICIENT
SAVIOR. If he is weak, I will strengthen him. If ignorant, I will teach him. If
a babe, I will pray for his growth in the grace and knowledge of Christ. But I
will not reject him. He is my brother!
Don Fortner