Has anyone attended an Apostolic College?

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by n david

Right, you say this but you've never been there so you don't know what they teach.

I know that except for Oneness and Acts 2:38 they teach mostly error on foundation doctrine. So Pentecostals pay money to be taught error. If they were teaching any truth it would filter down to others and I have not heard of that happening.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

You missed the point. teachers are taught. Paul was taught.

So now your real issue is they charge money? Can we stick to one REAL issue? So it's not about teaching Acts 2:38 and basic Oneness...because That is not what goes on at Bible schools..

The issue is you don't like the fact they charge for an College level education?

Well, consider this. Once those people get their degrees, hopefully they can go to our churches and then teach what they've learned (which was my original point) and you won't have to pay.

But sadly...things cost money. Even in the NT church if you wanted a copy of the bible you paid




If you like you can go to a third world nation and learn there by going through some Alpha courses, but you probably won't learn Greek and Hebrew and mostly will just learn Doctrine again

Its not ordained by God. Here is the real way of Ministers ministering to the people. They do not charge them money to teach Gods holy truth!

28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. 31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. 32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. 33 I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. 34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. 35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:28

Paul an Apostle who founded New Covenant Churches taught THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH....to work with their own hands! Then they would not have to demand money to teach the word of truth.

But most are not interested in having a New Covenant Church. Its easy to see how this works. Man has corrupted Apostolic ways. So we have corrupted Churches.

[Praxeas]

So once again we are back to the real issue? You don't like higher education because it costs money...

[MawMaw]

I know several who have attended Apostolic Colleges.
All of them have turned out very well.
Some are now evangelists, pastors, bankers, teachers,
music teachers.
I hate when someone knocks something they have no
real experience with.

[Praxeas]

A lot of Christians are anti-intellectualism

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

So once again we are back to the real issue? You don't like higher education because it costs money...

No the real issue is it is unbiblical. Comment on Acts 20:28-35. Particularly the last two verses.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Lacey

I know several who have attended Apostolic Colleges.
All of them have turned out very well.
Some are now evangelists, pastors, bankers, teachers,
music teachers.
I hate when someone knocks something they have no
real experience with.

But my experience is grounded in THE BIBLICAL NEW COVENANT CHURCH. The real Church never had pay to learn deep truth or pay to learn anything. The real Ministers taught truth to the saints in a Church setting or house to house. The Elders worked with their own hands and fed the flock even if the flock did not pay extra for it.

I hate it when people do things contrary to the scriptural pattern of the New Covenant Church.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

A lot of Christians are anti-intellectualism

Not me. Im against perverting the true Church.

[renee819]

I'm for higher education, but it seems to me that you have to dig it out for yourself. I went 1/2 semester to the Apostolic Collage in Mississippi. My husband didn't like it there and so we had to come back home.

If a person wants to advance in the Institutionalized Organization, then that is probably the best way. However it is my belief that our Institutionalized Denomination is headed in the wrong direction.

What did I learn?
I had already been studying on my own for years. I made straight A's, but I didn't learn much except probably some in Bible History.
In the class on “Daniel” I showed my teacher, Bro Eckstadt, a chart, on heavy cloth, 3 x 10 ft, that I had drawn, a few years before I went to Bible School. He looked at me, and said, “Sister, have you been in my notes.” The class got a laugh out of that.

I really enjoyed the Art Class. The teacher, joking suggested that the next year, I might be the teacher. Which couldn't happen, because my husband didn't like Mississippi.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by renee819

I'm for higher education, but it seems to me that you have to dig it out for yourself. I went 1/2 semester to the Apostolic Collage in Mississippi. My husband didn't like it there and so we had to come back home.

If a person wants to advance in the Institutionalized Organization, then that is probably the best way. However it is my belief that our Institutionalized Denomination is headed in the wrong direction.

What did I learn?
I had already been studying on my own for years. I made straight A's, but I didn't learn much except probably some in Bible History.
In the class on “Daniel” I showed my teacher, Bro Eckstadt, a chart, on heavy cloth, 3 x 10 ft, that I had drawn, a few years before I went to Bible School. He looked at me, and said, “Sister, have you been in my notes.” The class got a laugh out of that.

I really enjoyed the Art Class. The teacher, joking suggested that the next year, I might be the teacher. Which couldn't happen, because my husband didn't like Mississippi.

Do you mean John Eckstadt?