Family of God: [Church_of_Christ] Re: The Melting Pot

greetings Ray, ED

Ray: The context concerns what the early church had at the very beginning. Ed made the comment that they continued in the APOSTLES DOCTRINE....this is in the book of Acts near the beginning. The spreading of the gospel hasn't even started. The first 15 years of the church there was NOTHING but OT. Not one of the 27 books of the NT had even been written. Not one letter. Not one jot or tittle of the NT existed for 15 years. During that time, the Apostles taught everything from the OT. This is the context of my point and it was the context of Ed's question as well. And I also confess freely that when Paul himself refers to scripture, he is refering exclusively to the OT. I will agree fully that the NT was, in time, considered inspired, but the specific concept of 'scripture' is purely Jewish at the time, and Paul is refering to the OT only.

ED: Sorry Ray, I have to go with Scott on this one! Check 1 Tim 5:17, 18 where Paul provides the basis of his command to Timothy: he gives two quotations; one from Deut 25:4 and one from Lk 10:7. One OT and one Gospel. Both are treated as equally the word of God.

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