What problem arose among the early Christians, and what became necessary centuries later? Less than a century after the Christian congregation was established, a foretold apostasy began to develop.
(‏ اع ٢٠ :‏ ​ ٢٨ -‏ ٣٠ ؛‏ ٢ تس ٢ :‏ ​ ٣ ،‏ ٤‏ )‏ وَشَيْئًا فَشَيْئًا ،‏ بَاتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّعْبِ تَحْدِيدُ هُوِيَّةِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْدُمُونَ ٱللهَ فِي هَيْكَلِهِ ٱلرُّوحِيِّ .‏