Smallest Seed

comarochronicle.co.za The one reply I often get when I ask this question is this: "We have no more apostles today so no need for apostolic teachings." A few believe the apostolic teachings are still relevant because they're in the bible, problem is they don't know what to do with them. Frankly, I haven't seen a single church deal seriously with apostolic teachings today. Why? And what actually are apostolic teachings? Do you know? We read in Acts how believers "devoted themselves to the apostles' teachings" but we don't know exactly what apostles' teachings are. What specifically are they? We don't know what because I don't see anyone in church teaching them and I don't see any church operating in them. One apostolic teaching is communal sharing. Watch this and observe the contextual connection: They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone

GoodStock.Photos A private company embarks on an ambitious and gargantuan project. It needs the best expertise to handle the undertaking. What does it do? Hire the best for the job. And what do they mean by "the best"? Well trained personnel with competent scholastic record. People with the best school credentials and who have undergone advanced relevant studies. What does the church with a similar venture do? It gets the best. Expectedly, it gets those with bible school and seminary degrees, even doctorate degrees. It's a serious and major task so the church gets nothing less. Most preferably, people selected should have a position--director of this and that, superintendent, bishop, etc. If not, they undergo rigid training, schooling or seminars in the best bible institutions. But what does God do? When Jesus was about to start his important mission-- save the world , a big task, nothing like it in all of world history--he chose "ordinary, unschooled