Subject: Explanations of difficult verses |
Bible Note: FTima, No offense taken. The historical facts about the early Church are just that, facts. Christianity is not lived out in a vacuum, then or now. The writings of the early Christians who were much closer to the apostles in time and who were those who dicerned what was the inspired New Testament and what was not, cannot be ignored when pondering the interpretation of Scripture, especially the New Testament, because it is their witness that tells us with what understanding they received and how they interpreted those Scriptures. Many say they want to go back to the pure New Testament Church, but fewer seem willing to see what the members of that early New Testament Church had to say about themselves. Emmaus |