for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.
Apollos' mastery of Scripture served a vital end: he could demolish the Jews' resistance with force. The dispute turned on one point, that Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled what the prophets said of the Christ. Scripture is not obscure but plain enough to prove this; God does not speak into darkness. It is detestable blasphemy when Rome claims Scripture is dark and therefore we must bow to the Church's word instead of testing all things by the written Word.
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Apollos came to Ephesus furnished with two great gifts: eloquence, he could speak pertinently and fluently, and mighty knowledge of the Old Testament Scriptures. These qualifications fitted him admirably for a public place like Ephesus, where he traded this talent for God's honor and the good of many.
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Commenting on Acts 18:24-28
Apollos bore down all opposition with strong argument, doing it openly in the synagogue for all to hear. He showed from the Old Testament that Jesus of Nazareth matched the Messiah the prophets described, and thereby silenced them.
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