So how can any church today use only the Bible -[OT/NT] as its only source of faith, when the early Church didn`t have the written NT for 7 years?
According to the former, the latter would not qualify as a legitimate church today coz it didn`t have nor relied on the written NT when it started.
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“So how can any church today use only the Bible -[OT/NT] as its only source of faith, when the early Church didn`t have the written NT for 7 years?
According to the former, the latter would not qualify as a legitimate church today coz it didn`t have nor relied on the written NT when it started.
haha!”
I don’t think you understand my point.
If my church today had the twelve apostles running around, directly anointed by God, and sending epistles out with directions about how things are and what to believe and do, that would be fine.
Because the apostles had a finite lifespan, they wrote. Their words are still with us as the New Testament.
So, the first 5-7 years, I’d have listened to the apostles, and of course all the Old Testament.
After the apostles were gone, like now, I’d have their writings to rely upon.