biblestudy: Acts (Part 19)
Acts 18: Priscilla and Aquila, Gallio's Decision, Arrival of Apollos
John W. Ritenbaugh
Given 31-Jan-89; Tape #BS-AC19
Description: Before continuing the nineteenth installment expounding the book of Acts, John Ritenbaugh, reflecting upon the Jerusalem Counsel's prohibition against eating blood, makes it clear that this element of the law, a capital offense, was inextricably tied to sacrifices, mentioned frequently throughout Leviticus and Deuteronomy, associated with the source of life and the atonement for the soul- prefiguring or symbolizing the sacrifice of Christ covering our sins- making us at one with God, something that God took seriously. At the beginning of chapter 18, Paul arrives in Corinth, befriended by Roman expatriates Priscilla and Aquila, devout individuals very important in Paul's ministry, both economically and spiritually. Paul's spirits are additionally revived and energized at receiving good news from Silas and Timothy, leading him to be more aggressive and bold. With this new-found energy, Paul encountered some new persecution but also saw his work bear fruit; he was driven from the synagogue, but paradoxically won over the leader of the synagogue, Crispus, to Christianity. A potential problem and source of persecution is quickly resolved by the new Roman consul, Gallio, who, upon refusing to get involved in what he considers an intramural squabble in the Jewish church, gives Christianity legal status in the Roman empire. At the conclusion of the chapter, we become acquainted with the eloquent new convert Apollos, whose deficit in knowledge and understanding is filled in by Priscilla and Aquila. (82 minutes)
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Sermons in the Acts series:
Acts (Part 1)
Acts as a Trial Document
Acts (Part 2)
The Miracle of Pentecost: Peter's Sermon
Acts (Part 3)
Acts 2, Speaking In Tounges
Acts (Part 4)
Acts 2:22-47 Christ's Messiahship/ Giving of Holy Spirit
Acts (Part 5)
Acts 3-4:4 Apostles Witness Brings Conflict With Established Authority
Acts (Part 6)
Acts 4-5:11 Peter and John's Boldness and Courage
Acts (Part 7)
Acts 5 & 6 Confrontation with the Sanhedrin and Stephen's Testimony
Acts (Part 8)
Acts 7:1-50 Rejection Of Deliverer Leads To Idolatry
Acts (Part 9)
Acts 7-8 Martyrdom of Stephen and Peter's Encounter with Simon Magus
Acts (Part 10)
Acts 9 Paul's Dramatic Conversion
Acts (Part 11)
Acts 10-11:1-18 Conversion of Cornelius
Acts (Part 12)
Acts 11-13 Relationship Between Prayer and God's Response
Acts (Part 13)
Acts 13 The Work of Paul and Barnabas in Cyprus
Acts (Part 14)
Acts 14 Paul and Barnabas at Lystra ; The Council of Jerusalem
Acts (Part 15)
Acts 15 The Council of Jerusalem : Circumcision and Gentiles
Acts (Part 16)
Acts 15:19-29 Sensitivity to Conscience and Scruples
Acts (Part 17)
Acts 15-16 The Imprisonment and Release of Paul and Silas
Acts (Part 19)
Acts 18: Priscilla and Aquila, Gallio's Decision, Arrival of Apollos
Acts (Part 20)
Acts 19 Paul encounters adherents to Diana (Artemis ) Worship/ Riot at Ephesus
Acts (Part 21)
Acts 20 Paul's Final Admonitory Instructions to the Ephesian Elders
Acts (Part 22)
Acts 21 Parallels Between Paul's and Christ's Last Journey to Jerusalem
Acts (Part 23)
Acts 22-23:10 Paul's Incredible Skill at Extricating Himself from Trouble
Acts (Part 24)
Acts 24 Paul Uses Trials as Opportunities to Witness
Acts (Part 25)
Acts 25-26 Paul's Appeal to Festus and his Testimony to King Agrippa
