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But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "today," that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. – Hebrews 3:13
And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him-a threefold cord is not quickly broken. – Ecclesiastes 4:12
When someone apart from church leaders, pastors or priests attempts to teach you publicly, your church leaders disfellowship or drug him out. No freedom to teach means no Spirit of the Lord among you:
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. – 2 Corinthians 3:17
Believers have turned from God to follow their church leaders. The ways of your church leaders with their doctrines, dogmas and traditions lead you to nowhere. Jesus is the only way:
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
– John 14:6
Source of division
This division was created by Roman Catholicism who built numerous temples for believers and called it church buildings or simply churches. They obliged believers to attend those temples instead of growing in the knowledge of God. They did not allow people to study the word of God because they did not want anyone to know the truth. They called their temple ceremonies a worship service, church service or Holy Mass and taught that by attending it, you are actually worshipping the Lord. What a lie!
According to the Scriptures, there was only one church in each town: Corinth, Laodicea, Rome and all others. Were there many churches in the city of Rome? Only one. Were there many churches in the city of Ephesus? Only one. All disciples of Christ in each town used to fellowship with one another without the division you can observe today:
There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. – Ephesians 4:4-6
The churches can be divided only by geographical reasons. Followers of Christ in one region fellowship with each other and together they make up the church:
To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. – Romans 1:7
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. – 1 Thessalonians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons. I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. – 3 John 1:9– Philippines 1:1
Unless you want to expose those religious organizations, do not even mention their names. These are the gods leading you away from Christ by their false doctrines.
Pay attention to all that I have said to you and make no mention of the names of other gods, nor let it be heard on your lips. – Exodus 23:13
Prophecy about so-called churches
Roman Catholicism has been described in the book of Revelation as a “Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth’s abominations”:
And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: "Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations." – Revelation 17:5
It is because Roman Catholicism has developed a doctrine and practices which God hates. Since long time back, it has been supported by different governments and spread to all the continents. God compares false teachings and practices to a sexual immorality:
with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk." -Revelation 17:2
And the angel said to me, "The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.
– Revelation 17:15
It used to persecute believers by excommunicating and sentencing them to death, and even now it has the same practice of excommunication:
And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I marveled greatly.
– Revelation 17:6
The capital of Roman Catholicism is Rome, a city on seven hills or mountains:
This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated – Revelation 17:9
And the woman that you saw is the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth. – Revelation 17:18