Actually, it shows that the Early Christians in the FIRST CENTURY understood God's first commandment. Unlike you, they did not just focus on only ONE sentence in His commandment, but on the entire message that God gave them.
That's the problem.....you only go by "sola scripture" (Scripture alone). We believe that the Bible is the word of God, but we don't worship the Bible like you do. We worship God and only God who was never a book. We understood that God is not a book and never was. You rely on a book. We rely on God, who existed BEFORE the Bible was written down. You expect a book to reveal revelation to you when a book cannot do that. Only the Holy Spirit reveals revelation and that is even written down in that Bible that you worship. You depend on the Bible to interpret things for you when a book cannot do that. We rely on the Holy Spirit to reveal the true interpretation to us.....the same Holy Spirit that was given to the Church of which Christ is head of.
Jesus is the Word of God. How are you going to know what the Word of God says if you don't read the Bible?
Romans 16:25-27
Now to him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, but
now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him--to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
The Catholic popes are not suppose to add to the word of God. God did not testify to the popes message of calling themselves pope and infallible, nor to the things the pope claims about Mary. The popes are not apostles who with the prophets and Jesus Christ himself the chief cornerstone laid the foundation.
Romans 10:14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? [sup]
15[/sup] And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
Catholics do not believe the scriptures are understandable, they rely on the pope to explain it to them, but we are told, from the scriptures, that even a child can understand.
2 Timothy 3:14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned, and
how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, ....
The scriptures can be understood by the common people. We do not need Catholic popes to interpret the word, but we should use the word to check out the teachers! (Mark 7:14; 2 Timothy 3:16,17; Acts 17:11; Psalm 119:105)
Catholics don't trust the written word of God, they trust in men and the tradition of men. But Jesus warns against the traditions of men.
We do wrong when we follow tradition or church laws or any human standard as the source of authority for the church (Mattew 15:1-14; Colossians 2:8; Galatians 1:6-9; Proverbs 14:12; 2 John 9-11; Jeremiah 10:23).
Mark 7:8 You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”
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9[/sup] And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe[sup] [/sup]your own traditions!
Mark 7:13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”
Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you. Deuteronomy 4:2
"Every word of God is flawless:
he is a shield to those who take refuge
in him.
Do not add to his words,
or he will rebuke you and prove you a
liar.
Proverbs 30:5-6