Clearly the best you can do is resent me. What scriptures were available to the disciples and apostles until the NT was completed? As a minister can you preach Jesus from the OT scriptures?
For the cause of Christ
Roger
OK, I will take it that you cannot answer the question I asked you, so I will tell you why you are wrong from the word of God.
You ready?
They had the Old Testament and prophets writing which are inspired:
1. 2Pet 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake
as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. = inspired by the Holy Spirit the Old Testament
2. They had their Testimony as they walked and were taught by the Lord Jesus Christ HImself. The Apostles preach the Words of Jesus
which are Inspired by the Holy Spirit who as John chapter 14:17 states:
"“the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. "
and John 14:26
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
They had the words of Jesus how else could they remember them unless they were inspired?
also the Testimony :
John 3:3
He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
John 5:34
But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
John 8:17
It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
John 21:24
This is the disciple which testifieth of these things and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
Then the gift of the Holy Spirit was given to testify
Acts 14:3
Long time, therefore, abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
1cor/ 1:6 2:1
Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
Rev 12:11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death.
What did the Apostles have
- They had the Prophetic writings and the LAW
- They had the empowering of the Holy Spirit
- They had the Word of Christ and His teaching
- They had the testimony of the works of their hands in signs & wonders which confirmed the word
The Old Testament is inspired, the New Testament inspired which they did not have in written or fully completed, yet they preached the word of Christ. the word of Jesus is inspired and authoritative and they had the testimony as Eyewitnesses to the Risen Lord.
all inspired word of God. The writings of the Old which they had. The word of Jesus which the Holy Spirit helped them to remember and the testimony of the Apostles who worked sign and wonders to confirm they have been with Jesus.
you are very much in error in the comment you made here :
"As you could know the word of God was not perfect until the NT was given by inspiration of God. "
"It is true that the apostles only had the OT from which to preach Christ until the NT was completed "
both untrue and unbiblical.