It was and is GOD working through mankind from the time of Adam throughout The Old Testament and The Holy Spirit from Christ - present which created The Bible. The Holy Spirit has kept The Bible from Genesis through The Revelation intact and thus is The Word Of GOD. The church doesn't reveal GOD's Truth to man. The Holy Spirit does. John The Baptistr foretold it in Matthew Chapter 3.
The letters and accounts of witnesses to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, have existed since the Disciples and Apostles began recording accounts after Christ ascended into heaven. The last one who witnessed the events was likely the Disciple John. As well The Apostle Paul wrote almost half of the New Testament and sent letters to persons and early churches.
Those writings just as the writings in The Old Testament survived intact not because of man but despite man. GOD's WORD To Mankind is His alone given to man. GOD most certainly can educated a person without them so much as ever reading a word of man written text. Just as He can make descendants of Abraham from rocks so could He also write The Bible and decide it's content.
The Bible is no mans works or no churches work to brag about having written it. It is not the churches place to even say what goes in it. What if the early Church had done a Thomas Jefferson edit?
This is why there must be The Holy Spirit teaching mankind one on one. Thus the work of The Holy Spirit who teaches all truth by revelation to man. The church which the gates of hell will not prevail. The Holy Spirit was sent first to The Disciples and Apostles and as well to the believers even today.
We can go into a room in our home by ourselves and confess our sins and pray to GOD. Our access to Him through Jesus Christ is just as valid and heard as any preacher, priest, or Pope. This order was put into place because man had corrupted The Temple and the Temple Priest were placing burdens on people to do that they themselves could not abide by.
Our one on one with GOD is accomplished not by mans rituals and church dogma but by intercession by The Holy Spirit. The choke hold the Priest and High Priest had on the church is broken. The new church was not built based on Peter's leadership. It was built on what GOD had revealed to Peter and what Peter stated to Christ.
No, you get to do that. You and whatever spirit you claim.
It's all you.
You speak the truth.
AMEN!!!!!
preach it, brother.