Early Christian Church History #15: There Was No Pope Or Cardinals; Did Have Sex

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Early Believers and Scripture
The early believers held to the Scriptures as being the absolute Word of God's truth. The early Church understood apostolic doctrine as the written Word of God. From the very start of the post-apostolic age in the writings of such Apostolic Fathers as Ignatius, Polycarp, Clement, and Barnabas, there was an exclusive appeal to the Scriptures for the positive teaching of doctrine and for defense against heresy. In the writings of these men, the authority cited is that of the Old and New Testaments. In the written texts of the apologists, such as Justin Martyr and Athenagoras, the same exclusive appeal to Scripture is evident. There was no appeal in any of these writings to the authority of an extra-biblical tradition as a separate body of revelation. Rather, it is in the writings of Irenaeus and Tertullian in the mid to late second century that the concept of an apostolic tradition, which was handed down in the Church in oral form, was first encountered. Irenaeus and Tertullian stated forcefully that all the teachings of the bishops that were given orally were rooted in Scripture and could be proven from the written Scriptures.

F1. Honor marriage no extra-marital relations Heb12
F2. No divorce except for unfaithfulness Mt 5:31-32
F3. We should be pure or modest Rm13:4; Eph5:3-4
F4. Don't watch violent/lewd shows implied Php4:8-9
F5. No homosexuality. Rom1:26-27;1Cor6:9-11;Lv20:13