Acts - Apollos & Peter - Corps Notes - December 7, 1976
Men and Women Close to Paul Part II: Apollos & Peter December 7, 1976 I want to go to I Corinthians 16:12. This verse I just want to share with you because of a record that comes up in Acts 20, toward the latter part, when he calls all the elders and bishops and so forth from Ephesus, Acts 20:30. Corinthians is written regarding the practical error that has crept into the Church, and I think here in 16:12, I have a documentation. At least this is how I feel about the in-depth spiritual principle of the Corps; awareness of the depth. This is very unique in I Corinthians 16:12. That’s why I wanted to check out some stuff. I put some notes here in the left margin: Concerning Apollos, the brother (adelphos - you know, “Philadelphia” brother) much I exhorted (that’s parakalesa. It’s like the word “Paraclete”, remember; exhort, comfort.) I exhorted (to exhort is to encourage toward a more worthy endeavor) him (auton) (hina) that he (ĕlthĕ) should go (pros) first (the first to me means right now) with (meta) (ton adelphon) the rest of the brethren and (kai) (pantōs-ouk) not at all (ēn) was his (thelēma) will (or desire) (hina nun) that now (ĕlthĕ) he would come but (eleusetai de) he will come (ěukairese) when he shall have opportunity (King James says “when it shall be convenient”). ěukairese - This word is translated: leisure; opportunity; in season. Preach the Word in season, remember that? [II Timothy 4:2] That’s the same word, “in season.” “When you have opportunity,” it’s translated that way also. I see in this verse the beginning of the breaking up of the one mind in the Church of the Body. Because when he calls the elders together in Acts 20:30, he says: “Also of your own selves will men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.” I will show you, as I get into this word, that these were all bishops that he called together, top brass. Of them and Apollos, I believe, was one of them. This indication in Corinthians is that Apollos did not resp
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Tweet Topic: Acts 20:30, Format: mp3, pdf Publication Date: 12-7-1976 Victor Paul Wierwille was a Bible scholar and teacher for over four decades. By means of Dr. Wierwille's dynamic teaching of the accuracy and integrity of God's Word, foundational class and advanced class graduates of Power for Abundant Living have learned that the one great requirement for every student of the Bible is to rightly divide the Word of Truth. Thus, his presentation of the Word of God was designed for students who desire the in-depth-accuracy of God’s Word. In his many years of research, Dr. Wierwille studied with such men as Karl Barth, E. Stanley Jones, Glenn Clark, Bishop K.C. Pillai, and George M. Lamsa. His formal training included Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology degrees from Mission House (Lakeland) College and Seminary. He studied at the University of Chicago and at Princeton Theological S