Early Christian Church Research Paper

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The main factors which contributed to the early Christian church were their beliefs and practices. The most dominate thought that controls most churches today is their beliefs or unbeliefs and practices, which constrained by the lack of knowledge of Jesus. Jesus did not come to abolish the Old Testament; He fulfilled all the recordings of the laws. Nevertheless, the Apostle Paul also educated the Christians that it was no longer necessary to keep these laws; because of what Jesus had done. “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished” (Matthews

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