Marriage and the Bible
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Marriage and the BibleBased on the Living in Love Series by Richard L. Strauss, Biblical Studies Foundation - 1998
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Warm-Up• What major factors hinder a healthy marriage?
• What major factors hinder an obedient and unrestrained walk with Jesus?
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Side by Side
Chapter 12: Aquila and Priscilla
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The Setting• 49 A.D.
– The Roman Emperor Claudius has expelled all Jews from the city of Rome.
– This is in response to the considerable disturbance to the persecution of the Christian “sect.”
– All were expelled, innocent or guilty.
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What We Know…• Aquila is a Jew, originally from Pontus.
• Aquila has a wife named Priscilla.
• They were expelled from Rome.
• They are tentmakers, apparently setting up shop in Corinth in a manner where Paul seeks them out as fellow tradesmen.
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What We Don’t Know…• We do not know if Priscilla was herself a Jew.
• We do not know the primary reason they were expelled.
– Just because (at least Aquila) was a Jew?
– Were they already members of the Christian faith?
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They Worked Side-by-Side• Aquila likely learned tent making from his family,
Priscilla likely learned from Aquila.
• Tent making required a high degree of skill.
• It takes a mature relationship to weather the stress and pressure associated with working closely together.
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They Worked Side-by-Side• This arrangement requires a healthy sense of
friendship and companionship.
• This arrangement requires healthy communication and a willingness to take suggestions without defensiveness.
• This arrangement introduces an atmosphere of equality in the relationship.
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They Grew Side-by-Side• They housed Paul while he was in Corinth.
– If they were not believers before, they sure are now!
• They spent 18 months in the presence of Paul and in an atmosphere of intense Bible study.
• They saw amazing events unfold in the Church.
• They undoubtedly grew closer together.
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Discussion Break• How high a priority should mutual/shared Bible
study be in a marriage?
• What kind of strategies work for you in this area?
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They Served Side-by-Side• Aquila and Priscilla grew in the faith.
• They were willing to accompany Paul to Ephesus.
• They had become so mature and knowledgeable about the Gospel that they were able to offer helpful correction to Apollos, who went on to be an extraordinary preacher.– 1 Corinthians 1:12
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They Served Side-by-Side• They opened their home for the ministry.
– 1 Corinthians 16:19
• God had blessed these refugees materially to the point where they were able to open their home to a sizeable gathering (the Ephesian Church).
• They eventually return to Rome to do the same.– Romans 16:3-5
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They Risked Side-by-Side• In the Romans 16:3-5 passage, it is clear that
Aquila and Priscilla in some way endangered themselves for the sake of saving Paul.
• We do not know the details of this event, but we can be thankful to them that Paul was not cut short in his ministry and writings.
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Paul’s Dying Words• Of the last words penned by Paul before his
execution at the hands of Nero, Paul remembers his dear friends.
• 2 Timothy 4:19
• They had returned to Ephesus, perhaps due to fresh persecution against Christians in Rome.
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True Equality• Many scholars point out that Priscilla’s name
appears before Aquila’s for the majority of times they are mentioned in the Bible.
• We can only speculate, but perhaps Priscilla was the more gifted or outspoken of the two.
• In any event, we do not detect any threads of threatened or competitive feelings between the two.
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True Equality• The bottom line for Priscilla and Aquila was that
they each put everything they had into the ministry of Jesus.
• Despite the ironic worldview of Christianity, true equality and liberation happens when we each allow God to use us to the fullest of the abilities He has endowed us with.
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Summary• Priscilla and Aquila did not succumb to victim
mentality at the beginning of their story.
• They did not start out with any particularly powerful gifts, but leveraged everything God had given them to effectively minister.– Housed a missionary.– Housed a Church.– Humbly corrected a brother.– Showed a willingness to lay down their lives.
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Application• In what ways can you and your spouse
contribute to the ministry of the Gospel?
• Is your home also a church?
• Do you feel that you are fully leveraging the gifts God has given you, both as a couple and as individuals?