Who did the Apostles hand on the Word of God to?

Who did the Apostles hand on the Word of God to?

• A. The bishops
• B. The apostles
• C. The prophets
• D. The pastors

Answer: (A)

Apostolic succession and the way the Word of God is carried forward. After Jesus, the Apostles entrusted what they taught to successors who could guard and hand it on faithfully through the generations. In the Church, that ongoing responsibility belongs to the bishops, who preserve the teaching and lead the Church, ensuring Scripture and Tradition remain united and true over time and in every place. Prophets played a role in proclaiming God’s messages in the early communities, and pastors or priests teach and shepherd local congregations, but the official transmission of the Apostles’ teaching is carried by the bishops as their successors.

Apostolic succession and the way the Word of God is carried forward. After Jesus, the Apostles entrusted what they taught to successors who could guard and hand it on faithfully through the generations. In the Church, that ongoing responsibility belongs to the bishops, who preserve the teaching and lead the Church, ensuring Scripture and Tradition remain united and true over time and in every place.

Prophets played a role in proclaiming God’s messages in the early communities, and pastors or priests teach and shepherd local congregations, but the official transmission of the Apostles’ teaching is carried by the bishops as their successors.