The pre-Bible Christians had the preaching of actual Apostles at first, plus they had the Old Testament.
The Hebrew scriptures meant NOTHING to the Gentiles.
Then why was it translated into the language of Gentiles, Greek?
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Originally Posted by Tyrone
So it was never like the original Christians were without guidance, they didn't come up with their own beliefs.
I believe that guidance from God Himself was available to the “original Christians” as the Apostles clearly taught it was. And I believe that guidance from God Himself is still available to Christians nowadays. Guidance doesn’t only come from scripture and preaching...it didn’t back then and it doesn’t now.
The laws are written on ALL men's hearts by the Holy Spirit. But that is only the most basic moral law. And of course, we all benefit from having that law pointed out and reinforced by our brethren, something that can't happen outside of a community. Without a community, we are vulnerable to the snares of Satan. How easy would it be to follow the Holy Spirit if we were immersed in say, Wahabism?
And of course, the basic moral law doesn't tell much about the specifics of how Christ asked that we worship him.
