CHRISTIANS NEED ONE ANOTHER-They Offered Needed Help

They Offered Needed Help

Christian married couples are among those who find satisfaction in helping fellow believers.  For instance, Aquila and his wife, Priscilla (Prisca), helped Paul.  They received him into their home, worked with him as tent makers, and  helped him to build up the new congregation in Corinth.  (Acts 18:1-4) In some undisclosed way, they even put their lives in jeopardy in Paul's behalf.  They were living in Rome when  Paul told Christians there:  "Give my greetings to Prisca and Aquila my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who have risked their own necks for my soul, to whom not only I but also all the congregations of the nations render thanks."  (Romans 16:3, 4) Like Aquila and Priscilla, some modern-day  Christians build up congregations and help fellow  worshipers in various ways, sometimes even risking their own lives to avoid exposing  other servants of God to brutality or death at the hands of persecutors.

Aquila and Priscilla also helped the eloquent Christian Apollos, who was teaching residents of Ephesus about Jesus Christ.  At that time, Apollos knew only of  the baptism performed by John in symbol of repentance for sins against the Law covenant.  Discerning that Apollos needed some help, Aquila and Priscilla "expounded the way of God more correctly to him."  Very likely they explained that the Christian baptism included undergoing water immersion and receiving the outpouring of holy spirit.  Apollos learned well.  Later in Achaia "he greatly helped those who had believed on account of God's undeserved kindness; for with intensity he thoroughly proved the Jews to be wrong publicly, while he demonstrated  by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ."  (Acts 18:24-28) Comments made by fellow worshipers can often help to enhance our understanding of God's Word in this respect too, we need one another.

Next time: CHRISTIANS NEED ONE ANOTHER - Providing Material Assistance

The Watchtower, 2002