They invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately. (Acts
In our biographical study of Priscilla and Aquila we have gathered information about them in the New Testament. Now let’s correlate it into an outline by developing an historical portrait.
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2. It’s not clear when and how they became Christians.
3. They were ordered, along with all the Jews in
4. Their trade was tent-making. Wherever they lived they were successful enough to have the church meet in their home. They were gracious in allowing Paul to join them in their business.
5. When Paul left
6. Along the way they were students of “the way of God” and understood it well enough to teach others, even scholars like Apollos.
7. They were committed enough to risk their lives to protect Paul.
8. This possibly necessitated their move back to
9. As self-supporting lay leaders they served so faithfully that Paul and “all the churches of the Gentiles were grateful to them.”
Now that we have correlated the information into an historical portrait of the lives of Priscilla and Aquila, reflect on what you have learned from their example and crystallize in your mind and heart some applications you can make to your own life.