They have knowledge a opinion called a heresy just like any sect .They offer there own private interpretation or personal commentary (oral traditions) of what they think the Spirit of Christ is teaching just like anyone .
In that way we must be carful How we hear Who we say we do . Not like the devil "Surely you will not die" look at my beauty eat drink be merry pass it on.,
When a person starts to trusting in safety of numbers and not the promises of God through the hearing of His living word . Satan can come in and rob the believer of thier first love. . the hearing the living word of God that empowers them to believe and do what it requires .
Some were giving it (the glory of God )over to the leaders (like the Pope) and his private interpretation. God calls some back turning them and lovingly commands them to do the first works. . beleive him personally.
Yoked with him our daily burdens can be lighter with a future living hope beyond the grave .
Revelations2: 4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Any denomination as a confederacy that serves as a hierarchy of venerable men it can be in a dark place Like the Bereans daily check the scriptures to see if so . . .our daily bread
Confederacy = "a conspiracy against a superior." in this case oral tradition superior to writen tradition (sola scriptura)
Isaiah 8:12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
In that way churches, whenever two or three, a family, tribe or nation or two or three thousand families gather under the hearing of his faithful living word . Emanuel is there with them. In that way sects are needed to exercise the gifts as a sign to the unbelieving world. But never neon sign unto themselves . I did it. . . it proves it. (false pride)
We walk (understand God) by the unseen things of Gods understanding. his golden measure of faith He gives us little and calls us Ye.. of little faith . Just enough to pleases our Holy Father. Not the elders who must be obeyed
When and if they make it a sign unto themselves they become part of the confederacy Like Aaron two sons on the day of entering the priesthood they added their own personal touch they went up in smoke .not a hint of smoke on the ceremonial clothing .
It takes skillful leadership to maintain a spirit of humbleness . Men not of the number numbering literal days and mankind like the metaphor 144,000 the confederacy used in that parable .
2 Corinthians 10:11-13King James Version For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you
An example of the word of God exposing the confederacy "a conspiracy against a superior." Think of men above that which is written,
1 Corinthians 4: 6 -7And these things, brethren, I have in a figure(parable) transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
