“Issue all the edicts you want, but coming from a false church, they aren’t worth the paper they are written on”
Since God is no respector of persons, my edict is just as good as his and carries about as much weight as his. I also used a very high grade copy paper to hand write it on. My edict does not need footnotes, endnotes, glossary, pictures, diagrams or commentators to explain the obvious. “Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not upon your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths”. It says nothing about perpetual sacrifices or holy orders. Just “By grace are you saved through faith and not of yourself, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any one should boast.” It’s so simple, but then again, I guess you can’t make any money on it or build an impressive edifice around anything that easy to understand.
If He were, the last two chapters of Revelation would assign superior/inferior positions to the foundation stones and gates of the New Jerusalem. Moses, Abraham, David, Mary, Peter, John et al - would be mentioned, etc.
Only Jesus is Named - as it should be.
To God be the glory!
Amen