Acts 18:24 Now a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was proficient in the Scriptures. 25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was accurately speaking and teaching things about Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John; 26 and he began speaking boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God more accurately to him.
Does anyone dispute the fact that these two taught Apollos?
What about their ministry with Paul?
All three taught the people they met.
Priscilla is the prominent one of this husband & wife team, that's why her name is always mentioned first.
BTW, what about all the missionaries' wives who stayed in the work when their husbands died? Were they living in sin teaching/preaching to the people?
It is my opinion that many of the modern church is bound by the traditions of the elders like the Jews of Jesus' day.
Does anyone dispute the fact that these two taught Apollos?
What about their ministry with Paul?
All three taught the people they met.
Priscilla is the prominent one of this husband & wife team, that's why her name is always mentioned first.
BTW, what about all the missionaries' wives who stayed in the work when their husbands died? Were they living in sin teaching/preaching to the people?
It is my opinion that many of the modern church is bound by the traditions of the elders like the Jews of Jesus' day.
They explained the way of God more accurately, but do you notice that this isn't in a formal setting that teachers are in where there is authority given to the teacher? This passage talks about an informal setting. Kind of like if you learned something from here or from friends and family. They're explaining something to you to help you understand whatever it is, but they have no authority over you like teachers do to make sure you learn something properly.
There are also accounts in the Bible where no men were available or unwilling in certain leadership and God had assigned women to those roles, but notice it isn't on-going. Like after Deborah, did God keep choosing other women to be leaders after her? No.
Same thing in modern times. I remember when Elizabeth Elliot lost her husband Jim Elliot in Ecuador and she stayed on to spread the gospel to the tribe that killed him. But God had laid in her heart to forgive them and bring them to Christ. And though she was a missionary, not ever did she have any leadership or authority over them. Do you see the difference?
This is about God's order and hierarchy. It's about respect for the authority He puts you under. This is where Satan fell. He lusted after God's authority and wanted it for himself. And he's trying to destroy the hierarchy between men and women. More than ever, he's trying to get woman to usurp the man's authority or position. This is why feminism has gotten to completely obnoxious levels in the women it infects and it's also producing wimpy, soft men who defer their authority to women. It's a mess.
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