The NT Scriptures were used and considered authoritative from the time they were written because they were penned by the Apostles or those close to them.
Interesting statement. Who penned the NT? Who was Matthew? Who was Jude? Who was Mark? Who was John, for that matter?
83 posted on 03/11/2012 6:15:23 PM PDT by MarkBsnr
(I would not believe in the Gospel, if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)