Clement: Early Christians, Scripture, and Paul's Disciple

Lesson Transcript

Yeah, and the interesting thing that I would not have caught in my first reading, but just later, you know, really rereading and studying the early Christians, that term that it was publicly read in the churches meant it was read in the Sunday service as Scripture. That a number of churches viewed this as part of the New Testament canon because they viewed Clement as a disciple of Paul. Right, right. And this is based on Philippians 4:3. Let me just read this. I've got it here on my screen.

Where Paul writes, "Yes, I also ask you also true companion, help these women who have labored side by side with me in the gospel, together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers whose names are in the book of life. Join us in earnestly contending for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints."