Has anyone attended an Apostolic College?

[renee819]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

Do you mean John Eckstadt?

I believe his name was John. He taught a lot on Prophecy.

[n david]

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.

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.

You went 1/2 semester, of course you likely didn't learn anything new! Much of the first semester or two of ANY university or college - secular or religious - is vanilla...going over things you likely already know.

[n david]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

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.

Times change and education costs money. You don't like people paying for religious education, fine, but don't make statements about somewhere you've never been or comment on something you've never experienced.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by n david

Times change and education costs money. You don't like people paying for religious education, fine, but don't make statements about somewhere you've never been or comment on something you've never experienced.

I contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints. You are opposing it. Therefore you leave me no choice. Just as there was no Trinitarian baptism, no pre trib rapture, there was no Bible College.

The Elders of the Church fed the flock Apostolic Truth. They did this while working with their own hands. They taught the true Apostolic doctrine. Todays Bible College Professors don't know it except Oneness and Acts 2:38.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by renee819

I believe his name was John. He taught a lot on Prophecy.

There was a John Eckstadt from Brooklyn. He was perhaps the best on the teaching of Oneness since Apostolic days. He also taught the truth of the resurrection of the dead.

Notwithstanding he never overcame pre trib rapture. I think he died in the late 70's.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

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

Then please stop changing the issue to cost.

So Colleges are unbiblical...ok
Great verses. Irrelevant to whether or not Colleges are unbiblical though

[n david]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

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

Those verses say NOTHING against having a college or university focusing on religious education. You're twisting these verses to try and advance your personal belief.

You have a personal belief against it, fine. But don't twist Scriptures to try and make your personal belief a Biblical standard.

That's as bad as people twisting Scripture to make their personal dress standard a Biblical one.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Then please stop changing the issue to cost.

So Colleges are unbiblical...ok
Great verses. Irrelevant to whether or not Colleges are unbiblical though

If people want to relocate somewhere and pay men to teach them false doctrine its their business. However don't equate such things with the New Testament Apostolic Church.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by n david

Those verses say NOTHING against having a college or university focusing on religious education. You're twisting these verses to try and advance your personal belief.

You have a personal belief against it, fine. But don't twist Scriptures to try and make your personal belief a Biblical standard.

That's as bad as people twisting Scripture to make their personal dress standard a Biblical one.

Im not twisting them you are ignoring them. Verses that show the ELDERS OF THE CHURCH were the ones who fed the Flock. No such thing as a pay Professors to teach divine truth "Bible College".

They would have been counted as false teachers seeking gain out of the ministry. Sincere men of God who love truth would gladly spend and be spent to teach Gods truth to the hungry.

A far cry from modern mans systems of error. The Bible colleges turn out the false teachers of the day we live.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

If people want to relocate somewhere and pay men to teach them false doctrine its their business. However don't equate such things with the New Testament Apostolic Church.

Did you see the course curriculum from the Theology program I posted? As we said before going to a Seminary isn't necessarily about learning someone's doctrine.