Is the Church Irrelevant?

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Some things will need to be done differently in 2026 from the First Century (about which we only really know what is recorded in Acts and the Epistles of Scripture.)

You could be right about that, but I just don't think erecting physical structures and operating them like businesses is the way it ought to be done and is not the standard that I want to be held to.

 

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Are you saying that you are against Bible Colleges? I believe that anyone going into the ministry ought to be fully equipped and prepared to do so! Plus those who teach in these Bible Colleges have to be able to pay their bills and feed their families and the scriptures clearly state that the "Laborer is worthy of his hire!"

I'm saying that a college education is not required to fully understand the Bible or teach others about it. I do think there is value in learning how to understand the original languages, but the Holy Spirit has revealed to us everything we need to know in our hundreds of English translations.

I do believe that ministers are entitled to be compensated for their labor, but concepts such as salaries and health care benefits did not exist in the first century. I believe what Paul had in mind were traveling preachers who would need to be provided with basic needs, such as food, clothing, water, and shelter.