Acts 18:24-19:7
I. Apollos, Aquila, and Priscilla
- A. Apollos, educated and eloquent, “knew only the baptism of John” (Acts 18:24-26a; Mark 1:4; Matthew 3:7-8)
B. Aquila and Priscilla corrected him privately (Acts 18:26b)
C. Apollos was corrected and continued his work for the Lord (Acts 18:27-28)
II. Paul and the Ephesians
- A. “Into John’s baptism” (Acts 19:1-4; Matthew 3:1-2; Acts 2:38; Matthew 28:19)
B. Their reaction to Paul’s teaching: humble obedience (Acts 19:5)
C. The gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 19:6-7; Mark 16:20; 1 Corinthians 13:8-10)
III. “Do I need to be rebaptized?”
- A. Infant baptism
B. Sprinkling or pouring (Romans 6:3-5)
C. Going along with the crowd/trying to please others
D. Viewed as unnecessary/unessential (1 Peter 3:21)
E. Baptized into a church/fellowship that operates contrary to New Testament authority (2 Timothy 2:10; Galatians 3:27)