Above all else, the early church desired to follow the Holy Spirit. They were lead by the Spirit to devote themselves to the Apostles’ teachings.(Acts 2:42). They pledged themselves, submitted to, came under the word of God.
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Devoted to Truth
• Greg Boyd
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Above all else, the early church desired to follow the Holy Spirit. They were lead by the Spirit to devote themselves to the Apostles’ teachings. They pledged themselves, submitted to, came under the word of God.
Jesus knew He would not be physically present for the development of the church. So, He authorized the Apostles’ writings to have the same authority as His own teachings (John 17:20). This was to give guidance for the church’s development.
To pledge ourselves to God’s word, we must go against the beliefs of our society. Moral relativism and other ideas currently popular now undermine the authority of the Bible.
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Acts 2: 42
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
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