Paul mentions many people by name in his writings. Some are good, and some are bad. If we were alive when Paul was writing, which would we be?
Here are just a few and why they were mentioned. Check them out to see the whole report.
- A helper – Phoebe (Rom 16:1-2)
- Fellow workers – Priscilla and Aquila (Rom 16:3-5, Can you find other fellow workers in this chapter?)
- Beloved – Amplias (Rom 16:8)
- Approved in Christ – Apelles (Rom 16:10)
- Devoted – Stephans’ household (1 Cor 16:15)
- Refreshing – Stephanas and Fortunatus (1 Cor 16:17-18)
- Came close to death for the work of Christ – Epaphroditus (Phil 2:25-30)
- Always laboring in prayers – Epaphras (Col 4:12)
- A true son in the faith – Timothy (1 Tim 1:2)
- Shipwrecked faith, blasphemers – Alexander and Hymenaeus (1 Tim 1:18-20)
- Genuine faith – Timothy, Lois, and Eunice (2 Tim 1:3-4)
- Deserter – Demas (2 Tim 4:10)
What are some qualities about these or others I left out?
We will be remembered by someone and judged by God.
Let’s make it good,
– Van
