1. Actes 13:1 (NEG79)
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What was the task of a teacher in the early church?

Actes 13:1 (NEG79)

1 Il y avait dans l'Eglise d'Antioche des prophètes et des docteurs: Barnabas, Siméon appelé Niger, Lucius de Cyrène, Manahen, qui avait été élevé avec Hérode le tétrarque, et Saul.

The task of a teacher was to teach (Romans 12:7). Teachers were responsible for explaining and applying God’s Word. Saul and Barnabas are listed as those who taught in the church in Antioch (Acts 11:26).1 In Reformed theology it is understood that the office of teacher and pastor is one and the same (Ephesians 4:11; 1 Timothy 3:2; 1 Timothy 5:17).

[1]      Waters, 2015: p302.