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Kind of like the magisterium for the Catholics.

Exactly!

But who’s going to interpret the teachings of the magisterium?

We and others have and that's why we left.

Anyone who is incapable of correctly interpreting Scripture under the guidance of the Holy Spirit is certainly not going to do any better with man made teachings without the Holy Spirit.

Man made teachings only needs human understanding - that's why they are all WORLDLY organizations. For example, one reason why 'they understand' the mother concept and, then, go on to make her Queen, etc.

And that is NOT the teachings of the Holy Spirit inspired Word for JESUS says...

Matthew 12:48 "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?

Pointing to His disciples, He said, "Here are my mother and my brothers.

"Matthew 12:50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother."

There is that "Will" again for those concerned about *definitions*. Wonder if they know what 'obedience to God's Will' means? Wonder, also, if they will go to the dictionary to find out.

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean NOT on your OWN understanding; in ALL your ways acknowledge HIM, and HE will make your paths straight."

And 'who' have they acknowledge time and time again but 'man' and their teachings/sermons/writings and/or 'their church forefathers'.

They believe 'man's thoughts and ways are higher than God's Ways and thoughts...just like Adam/Eve did.

"As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are MY ways higher than your ways and MY thoughts than your thoughts."

And God gave His Word to ALL and ALL did not receive HIM.

And 'who' kept The Word hidden and 'who' twists The Word and 'who' instructs to look to 'man' for answers?

It's root is in Gen 3.

It's never that God allows while evil is in the world because evil is NOT God's perfect will. Man/Adam was given dominion over the earth and Adam handed it over to satan but JESUS came as man (because God gave dominion to man & HE honors His Own Word) and reclaimed it and satan has been fighting for it ever since. A few believe JESUS and many stayed with satan/'Did God really say?' with man made teachings.

And how MANY of those say they believe Jesus? Another deception from satan - he has no problem with them saying it because he knows they follow him/man made teachings.

The Lord says: "These people come near to Me with their mouth and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from ME. Their worship of Me is made up only of rules taught by men." Isaiah 29:13

"You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the MANY who CHOOSE that way.

"But the gateway to LIFE is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a FEW ever find it".

Do we dare list the MANY 'organized religions' there are and 'the men' they quote and how many encourage us to read their writings?

God's WORD is *ALL* I need and want. It's ALL about Jesus and HIS WORD is FINAL.