So are YOU saying that the early Christians didn't have THE Apostles to deliver the Scriptures to them as their rule of faith? Are you saying the early Christians didn't already HAVE the Old Testament Scriptures - recognized by them already as the HOLY word of God - from which to understand the teachings that were being given to them? Are you saying that the Holy Spirit had nothing to do with the recognition of the Divine word of God in the hearts of the believers and that the Scriptures were the POWER of God unto salvation to all those that believed??? The way you make it sound your “Catholic” (upper case “C”) church took it upon themselves to tell GOD what they would or would not accept. THAT is what I am disputing here. Perhaps the way you word your posts has something to do with that?
So are YOU saying that the early Christians didn't have THE Apostles to deliver the Scriptures to them as their rule of faith? Are you saying the early Christians didn't already HAVE the Old Testament Scriptures - recognized by them already as the HOLY word of God - from which to understand the teachings that were being given to them? Are you saying that the Holy Spirit had nothing to do with the recognition of the Divine word of God in the hearts of the believers and that the Scriptures were the POWER of God unto salvation to all those that believed??? The way you make it sound your “Catholic” (upper case “C”) church took it upon themselves to tell GOD what they would or would not accept. THAT is what I am disputing here. Perhaps the way you word your posts has something to do with that? where to begin with this....first of all the Church DID have the Apostles to deliver Scripture....they were among the first Catholics. The early Christians did, indeed have the Jewish Old Testament books and acknowledged that fact, the Holy Spirit was all important and led the early Catholic church and the early believers, who became (were) Catholic, to be able to determine true scripture, to be able to organize and start the true church of God (Catholic). No!, the Catholic church told God nothing, but listened and acted when He told the church what to do....Whatsoever you shall bind, shall be bound, whatever you shall loose will be loosed.....God wasn't fooling around, He established a religion and promised to be with Her for the rest of time.....I'll stick with that.