The apostolic fathers were as zealous as the apostles themselves in rooting out and exposing any false doctrine that cropped up in the early church.
Hivyo kuhani wa kabla ya Nicene walitumia muda wao mwingi kutetea imani ya Kikristo kutoka kwa mafundisho ya uongo, na hii lilipelekea kwa mwanzo wa utengenezaji wa mafundisho yaliyokubalika ya kanisa.