Are ‘we’ devoted to the Apostles Teaching?

I have been reading Acts recently and asked our dear friend John Beaumont about this statement in Acts 2.

Q: In Acts 2:42 “…they devoted themselves to the apostles teaching…”  Would you say this statement relates more to the devotion of walking in what they heard as opposed to actually sitting and listening to the apostles teaching? Some would use this verse to justify meeting centred church life and more and more preaching!!!

Response:

The apostle’s teaching was unique in that these men were able to share the Lord’s heart and mind having experienced life with/in Him first hand as no one has since.  I have no doubt that in the early church people devoted themselves to living out what the apostles taught.  Jesus’ teaching was ‘teaching to do’ as shown in “He who does these sayings of Mine.”  So should teaching today!  Meeting centred church life makes it very difficult indeed – if not impossible – for today’s believers to devote themselves to the apostles’ teaching.  READ the whole article