Speak His Word Only

Acts 2:42 “And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.” — KJV STUDY PURPOSE The first generations of Christians did not begin with medieval church institutions, denominational systems, or centuries of theological terminology. They began with: Jesus Christ His death and resurrection the Holy Ghost the apostles' teaching the Scriptures repentance and faith baptism fellowship prayer the breaking of bread holy living spiritual gifts the expectation of Christ's return As Christianity expanded into different cultures and passed through succeeding centuries, Christians developed increasingly detailed theological terminology, creeds, church structures, liturgies, traditions, and doctrinal systems. Some later formulations attempted to define and defend teachings already present in Scripture . Other developments remain disputed among Christian traditions because believers disagree over whether they represent legiti...