So you admit that when the Apostles ate and drank Christ’s Body and Blood, and baptized in the name of the Trinity, they were not following scripture?
I repeat: how can scripture be the source of authority when the early Church ate Christ’s Body, drank Christ’s Blood and baptized in the Name of the Trinity - without a single word of scripture to authorize their actions?
Where in the Old Testament does Christ command us to Eat His Body and Drink His Blood?
Where in the Old Testament are we commanded to Baptize in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit?
Nowhere.
The early Church did these things - and they did not refer to Scripture when doing them. They had them from the Apostles - who had them from Christ.
“So you admit that when the Apostles ate and drank Christ’s Body and Blood, and baptized in the name of the Trinity, they were not following scripture?”
I believe the second and disbelieve the first (as you understand it today).
“I repeat: how can scripture be the source of authority when the early Church ate Christ’s Body, drank Christ’s Blood and baptized in the Name of the Trinity - without a single word of scripture to authorize their actions?”
They had The Word of God in their physical presence.
“Where in the Old Testament does Christ command us to Eat His Body and Drink His Blood?”
He prohibits eating or drinking blood.
“Where in the Old Testament are we commanded to Baptize in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit?”
You do realize this is a very, very weak argument that has nothing to do with the authority of Scripture’s written to Christians in the NT??
“The early Church did these things - and they did not refer to Scripture when doing them. They had them from the Apostles - who had them from Christ.”
Yes, Christ the Cornerstone and the Apostles as the foundation. Those days are gone. We now have God’s inspired Word, which is sufficient for salvation, maturity and all the Christian needs.
Your argument remains not only weak, but ignores the authority of God’s revelation. Why?? Are you living in 30 ad??
When Jesus speaks of eating his body and drinking his blood in the wilderness he is alluding to the provision of manna in the time of Moses. He is telling them he is the fulfillment of the manna...he is sufficient.
When He speaks of it at the Last Supper he is telling the disciples He is the fulfillment of the Passover Lamb.
Both are allusions to Scripture which was widely read at the time..