Welcome to Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, a podcast dedicated to helping modern day believers live out the teachings of the First Century Church.

This podcast is part of the teaching ministry of Dr. David K. Bernard.

Dr. Bernard has dedicated his life to studying the Bible and helping believers apply its message to their daily lives.

In Apostolic Life in the 21st century, Dr. Bernard answers your questions about what the Bible teaches and how those

teachings apply to everyday life. Thank you for joining us for this broadcast. Anybody who knows your background knows that you are a proponent of apostolic education.

You're the founding president of Urshan College and Urshan Graduate School of Theology.

And at the same time, you're also a graduate of two secular universities, the University of Texas School of Law and Rice University.

So you've seen both sides. And you've also been

an avid supporter of the UPCI's endorsed Bible colleges. I've heard you offer support for those

at various times. Now, right now, many apostolic students, they're trying to decide what sort

of educational path they want to follow. We have students out there that they feel a call to

ministry, but they're not really sure what that ministry looks like. Does it, you know, is God called me to be a preacher

or something else? So they, and they also may have academic gifts and other interests that they're,

and they're trying to figure out what should they pursue. How do I balance the two of them?

What advice would you offer to somebody who's in this situation and how does somebody decide what

educational path they should follow? Let me start by saying education is a tool. It can be used

for good or ill. It's a valuable tool, but it has to be used properly. Also, there are various

ways of accomplishing the same goal. So yes, I certainly believe in education

in various forms, but I don't think you have to be highly educated to do God's will. Take a look at the

apostles. The foremost spokesman of the original apostles was the Apostle Peter. He was a fisherman,

no formal training, but yet God used him greatly in

amazing ways. On the other hand, when God wanted to speak to governors, kings, and according to early

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