The first - century Christian congregation was organized, and it benefited from the direction of the governing body, initially made up of the apostles.
قَدِيمًا ،‏ كَانَتْ أُمَّةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِثَالًا فِي ٱلتَّنْظِيمِ نَتِيجَةَ ٱتِّبَاعِهَا ٱلشَّرِيعَةَ ٱلْمُوسَوِيَّةَ .‏