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WANTED: More People Like Apollos

Among the Bible characters I've long admired, Apollos is one that I greatly respect and have tried to emulate.

You remember Apollos, don't you? We first read about him in Acts 18: 24-28. He is said to have been a Jew, born in Alexandria (Acts 18: 24). He was a very religious man when he was a Jew and now, as a follower of Christ, was equally as adept at keeping the rules. Problem? Apollos lacked adequate knowledge (see verses 24, 25). That describes many Christians I meet today, people who love Jesus, love their church, but are virtually clueless regarding the Doctrine of Christ, the King.

Apollos was a very "eloquent man" (vs. 24). Eloquent comes from the Greek logious, meaning "word." The Greeks used "eloquent" not only to describe a learned person but also one skilled with words; a wordsmith. He was also "mighty in the Scriptures." One can be mighty in the Scriptures and still lack sufficient knowledge, as we will soon see was the case with Apollos.

He came to Ephesus, where Aquila and Priscilla lived. God saw this couple as being Christians who could teach Apollos (Jn. 7: 17). We are told that he was "instructed in the way of the Lord" and was "fervent in spirit," teaching "diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John" (vs. 25). John's baptism was important but it was only preparatory; it looked to Jesus and His baptism (Mk. 1: 3, 4, Matt. 3: 2). Apollos was, as is the case with so many Christians today, quite zealous but lacking scriptural knowledge (see I Tim. 1: 7). If he were alive today, he might have a chrome fish on his car bumper, a "Jesus Saves" t-shirt, and his name engraved on his Bible which he carried everywhere. He loved Jesus, but was not as familiar with His Doctrine as he could have been.

Fortunately, Apollos was teachable. Like him, we must ALL be seekers of the truth (Jn. 7: 17). Many Christians with the attainments of Apollos would have scoffed at a couple of tentmakers trying to teach them anything, but not Apollos (vs. 26). Aquila and Priscilla "took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly" (vs. 26). There you have it: truth and doctrine matter (Jn. 4: 24, 2 Jn. 9-11) so much more than manmade rituals, adherence to manmade doctrine, and sincerity.

Recently, I saw a television program about "The Lost boys of Sudan." These 25,000 boys escaped slaughter by Islamic militants by running across the desert. When their terrible journey had ended, only 12,000 had survived, the others died from sickness, starvation, wild animals and weaponry. The "boys" are men now and the cameras interviewed three who live in New York. One young man, standing in front of a small Christmas tree, commented on how beautiful everything is here, like that Christmas tree. He added, "but is it in the Bible?"

The religious-sounding words we throw around in our denominations, are they in the Bible?

The holidays, holy days, traditions and feasts we celebrate, are they in the Bible?

Did Jesus or any of the apostles exemplify anything remotely resembling what your denomination refers to as Christianity?

Was the worship of Jesus or the Acts Church anything like what we see today?

Does anybody care?

After being properly discipled by Aquila and Proscilla, Apollos continued to share his faith, only now with the WHOLE truth (see verses 27, 28, and Acts 20: 27). Apollos is the kind of Christian we need today, "for he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was Christ" (vs. 28). Apollos continued doing as he'd done before, only this time as a greater help to the Kingdom cause of Christ (I Cor. 3: 5, 6).

Are we doing likewise?

Far too often, our tendency is to ask God to bless what we are doing rather than doing what God is blessing. Nothing short of a burning bush would cause many to consider re-thinking our agenda. We fail to ask ourselves if what we're doing now is bearing any fruit for the Kingdom. I'm not talking mere numbers here or the success of a church program. No, I'm referring to lives being transformed. These days, those who are discerners of the times - even the blind ones - can observe that the winds of the Spirit are shifting in the Church.

Three words to the wise: Adjust your sails. Contrary to popular belief, blind faith is not a good thing; obedience is critical.

Bad time to perpetuate the status quo. The spirit of Apollos is to be admired and duplicated for such a time as this. If a sharp, intellectual Christian like him was teachable and made adjustments when corrected by a lowly working couple, we can certainly do likewise.

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Apollo Intensa Emozione - The Apollo IE

At the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, Apollo was ready to show off its new direction with the Arrow concept. Yet, here we are 19 months later, and the company's first real product, the "Intensa Emozione" is nothing like that idea. That's because they've done a lot in order to be able to push the design well beyond what the original Apollo's chassis could take.

After turning the Gumpert-based Apollo N into a functional track car by completely re-engineering its guts, Norman came to the conclusion that the tubular chromoly space frame Gumpert has designed was not something they could work with in the long run. Then, it was decided that they would switch to a naturally-aspirated V 12 instead of a twin-turbo Sixth is v 8 as well.

Once they were done looking at the new blank sheet, Apollo moved forward simply by teaming up with Paolo Garella, the engineer whose recent works include Scuderica Cameron Clickenhaus' race framework for the SCG 003. Based on what they've learnt from Glickenhaus' In ürburgring program, Garella's Manifattura Automobili Torino built an even tighter carbon fiber framework, happy to become free from the packaging issues associated with forced-induction engines, but still challenged by the style team to fit both a Sixth is v doze and a 26. 4 gallon fuel cell, all without compromising balance.

The result is an all co2 chassis with a carbon monocoque, as well as carbon fiber front and rear subframes, plus crash structures that are neatly integrated into the exterior design. The platform weighs just 231 lbs., allowing the Apollo IE to claim a curb weight figure of 2755 pounds., having a distribution of 45/55 per cent front and rear.

The IE sits on a 106 inch wheelbase, with an overall length of 16. 5 feet. It's also almost two meters wide at 6. 5 feet, while its ride height can be hydraulically adjusted between 60 and 160mm. The standard road setting is usually 110m m. The adjustable dampers come from Bilstein, while the rest of the suspension is definitely a double wishbone setup with full push-rod and rocker arm architecture at both ends, along with flexible anti-roll bars.

For those hard days at the circuit, the IE also comes with a pneumatic quick-lift system with four air-jacks. Supporting the action are Apollo's co2 ceramic Brembo brakes with 6-piston calipers at the front side and four-pistons in the back, barely hidden behind forged aluminum BBS rims.

Tuned to produce 780 horsepower in 8500 rpm and 560 foot pounds of torque found at 6000 rpm, Apollo's six. 3 V12 is a variety of the Ferrari F12's engine, with fresh software, plus a custom intake and exhaust system developed by Autotecnica Motori in Italy. It revs to 9000, while the tach goes to 11.

The V12 uses a paddle-shift operated Hewland 6-speed race gearbox. In the meantime, Apollo can be likewise working on a dual-clutch automatic for its future cars, like the upcoming Arrow set for a 2019 debut.

There's a 12-level traction control program as well mainly because three driving modes to keep things tidy, but the lack of turbos about the blue-blooded V12 promises old school thrills in a car packing 2976 lbs. of downforce at 186 mph.

Yet despite almost apollocannabis.ca  all the engineering, the Apollo IE's most fascinating feature remains its exterior style, which was the function of two guys in their late twenties, operating from home. Yes. This car was created in a 27-year-old's living room.