The early Church did have Scripture and the Word of God. The early Church was Jewish and what we know today as the Old testament was completely available to them, as was their recent exposure to the direct ministry of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus.
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.
"Remember though, the early Christians had no Scripture and yet had faith."
The early Church did have Scripture and the Word of God. The early Church was Jewish and what we know today as the Old testament was completely available to them, as was their recent exposure to the direct ministry of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus.
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.
And is it thought Paul used the (?)Septuagint, which is another interesting sidenote; included in the Septuagint are books like Maccabees, Sirach and Wisdom.
***”Remember though, the early Christians had no Scripture and yet had faith.”
The early Church did have Scripture and the Word of God. The early Church was Jewish and what we know today as the Old testament was completely available to them, as was their recent exposure to the direct ministry of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus.***
I accept your correction with the following comments.
The Old Testament incompletely prophsied Jesus - it did not fully or even recognizably give the correct information about Jesus the Christ. The New Testament was unwritten until many years after Christ Ascended. Paul was one of the first to have his Epistles copied out but they were not considered Scripture for a couple of hundred years. Mark, the first Gospel writer, didn’t complete his for more than 30 years.
Very few people, relatively speaking, were exposed to the direct ministry of Jesus, and most of them only saw Him at a far distance, as in the Sermon on the Mount.
***Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.***
Could you rephrase this please?