” do believe that Christ intended only one Church, and that Church grew and flourished and was persecuted for almost 400 years before Christians were presented with the Bible.”
Since you’re a Jehovah’s Witness, it be more accurate to say that your “persecution” BEGAN 400 years later, with the Arians, and, actually, it was the Arians who were doing the persecution. In fact, the churches were largely conquered by the Arians, even in Rome. The Christians all before that believed in the divinity of Jesus Christ. They also quoted from every book in the holy scripture between themselves, and the scriptures were indeed available to them from the very beginning. Otherwise, they were quoting a figment of your imagination.
Don’t take the Jehovah’s Witness pseudo-history seriously. Your founders and leaders aren’t known for being the most honest group of people.
I am not a Jehovah witness...sorry if I wasn’t clear. I was first challenged by a member of the Jehovah witnesses...which forced me to go back and do the legwork and soul work that allowed me to defend my Catholic faith...