Thread: St. Luke Evangelical School of Biblical Studies

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Originally Posted by Ted Heiks

Most likely they attended Hebrew school. Jesus didn't need any seminary and the apostles did a three-year tutorial under the Master Himself.

Exactly - who's the real "accreditor" or "accrediting authority"?

Clay, the Uneducated
BA, BS, MA, MS, PhD.
School of Hard Knocks

Bingo - you're right!

Of course, there was no "accrediting authority" back then, so it would've been impossible for them to attend an accredited school.

Jesus and the apostles also didn't attend church, in the sense of meeting in a church building. Does that mean we shouldn't bother attending churches today, or that they serve no real useful purpose? Of course not. Jesus and the apostles also never wore shoes. Does that mean we should never wear shoes?! The argument is silly.

That said, unaccredited seminaries aren't necessarily bad. But in the vast majority of cases, I don't see any reason why a legitimate school wouldn't seek to achieve accreditation. There are many options available for a Christian school in North America (regional, DETC, ATS, ABHE, TRACS ...). Accreditation was created for a good reason: There were (and still are) many unsavory schools around and some way was needed to make sure that these schools meet minimal quality standards. I don't see why a legitimate school would want to avoid accreditation unless they 1) Couldn't meet the financial obligations, or 2) Couldn't meet the academic standards.

In short, again, there's nothing NECESSARILY wrong with an unaccredited school, nor is studying with St Luke necessarily a bad thing, but if a person is going to pay money, I'd recommend they always go with an accredited school whenever possible.

Originally Posted by emmzee

Jesus and the apostles also never wore shoes. Does that mean we should never wear shoes?!

But they did wear sandals, which are a type of shoe.

Thanks Ted :P

OK so I guess we might propose that when a distance learning thread deteriorates into a discussion of historical footwear then it's basically done and over.

Originally Posted by Kizmet

OK so I guess we might propose that when a distance learning thread deteriorates into a discussion of historical footwear then it's basically done and over.

Okay......