The Early Church Councils – How Christ, Scripture, and the Gospel Were Defended in the First Centuries Introduction Christian doctrine did not drift into place through accident or ambition. From the earliest days, the church understood that what it had received was not its own to revise, soften, or reinvent. The Gospel was a trust, handed down through eyewitness testimony, preached publicly, and guarded with care. When disputes arose, they did not force the church to create something new, but…