“This kind of training seems to have started very early in church history, even during the apostolic age. So it is worth asking the questions: what did the apostolic church teach new believers? What were the fundamentals of the faith? What did early Christian catechism look like?” - Wyatt Graham
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17)
What Did Church Membership Classes Look Like in the First Century?
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I personally have a problem getting a “basics for new believers list” from this passage in Hebrews. It is only a sampling of the kinds of things that new believers learn, not an outline. I was hoping to see more info from the early church fathers, etc. Disappointed.
"The Midrash Detective"
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I must crash this party to note that the author of Hebrews did not write Heb 6:1-3 so we could know how to structure membership classes! That is all …
Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.