COMPLETING AN INCOMPLETE FAITH (29 OF 34)
Scripture: Acts 18:24-28, Acts 19:1-7
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Completing an Incomplete Faith (29 of 34)
Series: Acts
Robert Dawson
Acts 18:24 - 19:7When grades came out at the end of the semester there were several different letters that could appear beside each class listed. There was the all-important, sought after but seldom seen “A.” There was the acceptable “B.” Most people at some point in their academic careers got stung by one of them. There is also the modest “C” and the ever popular “D”. I had one professor tell us, “Boys, just remember, everyone gets bit by a dog occasionally and “D” stands for diploma. Then you had the dreaded “F” which mean you flunked but there was another letter that you could possibly appear, the letter “I”. This letter did not indicate passing or failing. It signified that for some reason everything had not been received in a proper time or manner and that a measure of grace had been extended. That “I” was not settled or final but it let you know that something was missing in your coursework. It stood for incomplete.
As we read Acts 18:24-19:7we are going to discover some people who were religious, faithful, knew the Scriptures, were genuine and passionate about their faith but whose faith was not complete. They had a form of faith but it was not a saving faith because they had yet to grasp the full impact and implications of the Gospel message.
Acts 18:24-28 - Now a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures. 25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John; 26 and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 27 And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to ...
Series: Acts
Robert Dawson
Acts 18:24 - 19:7When grades came out at the end of the semester there were several different letters that could appear beside each class listed. There was the all-important, sought after but seldom seen “A.” There was the acceptable “B.” Most people at some point in their academic careers got stung by one of them. There is also the modest “C” and the ever popular “D”. I had one professor tell us, “Boys, just remember, everyone gets bit by a dog occasionally and “D” stands for diploma. Then you had the dreaded “F” which mean you flunked but there was another letter that you could possibly appear, the letter “I”. This letter did not indicate passing or failing. It signified that for some reason everything had not been received in a proper time or manner and that a measure of grace had been extended. That “I” was not settled or final but it let you know that something was missing in your coursework. It stood for incomplete.
As we read Acts 18:24-19:7we are going to discover some people who were religious, faithful, knew the Scriptures, were genuine and passionate about their faith but whose faith was not complete. They had a form of faith but it was not a saving faith because they had yet to grasp the full impact and implications of the Gospel message.
Acts 18:24-28 - Now a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures. 25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John; 26 and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 27 And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to ...
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