Although Christendom was in its infancy, it had already become polluted with unscriptural beliefs, and its scattered churches were teaching a variety of doctrines.
فرغم ان العالَم المسيحي كان لا يزال في المهد ،‏ فقد تلوَّث بعقائد مخالفة للاسفار المقدسة ،‏ كما ان كنائسه المتفرقة علَّمت شتّى العقائد .‏