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Peter

Being saved from the veil of religious tradition and old background

Must see the vision of God's eternal economy and live under this vision, holding the truth of the gospel, freed from religious tradition

1. Saw a vision in Joppa, learning not to distinguish between clean and unclean

2. Was opposed by Paul face to face in Antioch for not walking uprightly according to gospel truth

1. Not being limited by traditional concepts in gospel preaching

2. Holding gospel truth in practice without compromise

3. Humbly accepting correction

Acts 10:9-16 "On the next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. And he became hungry and wanted something to eat..."

Barnabas

Being saved from human opinions and natural relationships

Must transcend personal feelings and human relationships, taking God's will as priority, avoiding disputes arising from personal relationships

Had a dispute with Paul over Mark and they separated, going their separate ways

1. Taking truth as standard in co-worker partnerships

2. Not letting natural emotions affect spiritual judgment

3. Being willing to separate when necessary to maintain work purity

Acts 15:35-40 "But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them... And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other"

Apollos

Being saved from the limitation of incomplete revelation in ministry

Must be completely one with the ministry of the age, receiving more complete revelation of truth, not being stubborn about incomplete knowledge

Only knew John's baptism, later instructed by Priscilla and Aquila in the way more accurately

1. Maintaining a learning heart, receiving more complete truth

2. Keeping consistent with contemporary divine revelation

3. Humbly accepting help and correction from others

Acts 18:24-26 "Now a Jew named Apollos... had been instructed in the way of the Lord... When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately"

Paul

Being saved from various hindrances and limitations in multiple aspects

1. Following the Spirit's leading, not bound by old relationships

2. Practicing Body life, receiving fellowship from members

3. Freed from religious mixture, holding pure ministry

4. Making good use of circumstances to complete mission

First lesson: Forbidden by the Holy Spirit in Asia Minor, obeyed Spirit's leading to Macedonia

Second lesson: Received saints' counsel about going to Jerusalem

Third lesson: Refused mixture with Judaism

Fourth lesson: Appealed to Caesar, utilizing Roman citizenship

1. Sensitively following the leading of the indwelling Spirit

2. Receiving Body fellowship and leading

3. Holding to the pure New Testament ministry

4. Making good use of circumstances to complete God's commission

Acts 20:23 "except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city"

Acts 21:4,11-14 "Through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem... we urged him not to go up to Jerusalem"

Acts 25:8-12 "Paul argued in his defense... 'I appeal to Caesar'"

James

Learning from mistakes and mixture to be freed from the hindrance of religious zeal

Must be freed from treasuring the letter of the law, turning to the law of the Spirit of life; not boasting in religious zeal, but pursuing Christ

Boasted that there were tens of thousands of Jewish believers in Jerusalem zealous for the law, leading to mixture and devastation of the church

1. Not boasting in religious achievements

2. Treasuring the law of life over the letter of the law

3. Pursuing Christ over maintaining tradition

4. Avoiding causing mixture in the church

Acts 21:18-21 "On the following day Paul went in with us to James... they said to him, 'You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all zealous for the law'"