Noah built the boat alone; Apollos is not the point
Ben draws Noah: mocked as a moron while building the ark for years, he wasn't dependent on the world's agreement — 'God said to do a thing, I'm gonna do a thing.' The apostolic rule stands: 'I follow Paul or I follow Apollos' is exactly the wrong frame; 'follow me as I follow Jesus, and when I don't follow Jesus, don't be following.' The warning is against baking your identity into a person, brand, or church label instead of Jesus himself.
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