“This man [Apollos] was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.”
(Acts 18:25-26)
Most all televangelist and anemic Christians live on the other side of the Cross. That is, they live their lives and minister pre-Cross, Resurrection, and Ascension. Whereas the media and cults have all set up their camp there. They major on the historical Christ, but know little or nothing of the heavenly Christ. The former has to do with the past whereas the latter with the present. QUESTION-ON WHICH SIDE OF THE CROSS DO YOU LIVE?
Apollos was such a man as mentioned above but, unlike many today, did not choose to stay that way. He was humble minded and did not take offence when two tentmakers, a husband and wife, opened to him a deeper understanding of the Scriptures. He had a zeal (boiling) for God, but not according to knowledge. He used the light he had but there was more to come. “But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more…”
There are untold numbers of professing Christians who know absolutely nothing about: being blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places; their union with Christ; being seated in the heavenlies with Him; being accepted in the Beloved; justification; sanctification; and our coming glorification, along with a host of other gems included in our inheritance in Christ. How sad and how unnecessary!
“You’ve crossed the river and are now in your inheritance. Don’t look back and desire the things of Egypt or the wilderness. Let God feed you and satisfy you with the harvest in the inheritance.”
(Warren Wiersbe)
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