A religious
sect is a subgroup of a
religious or
philosophical belief system of this world, typically emerging as an offshoot of a larger organization.
This is about this worlds religious system, not the Church of God which is not of this world, and has always been rejected by the religions of this world. In Jesus time, the Pharisees were the "mainstream religion", who professed to know God. The Sadducees were an offshoot of the Pharisees who broke away from them, and created their own religious sect, but continued in many of their traditions. They had separated from them in some regard, but continued to engage in their traditions like going about establishing their own righteousness, refusing to submit to the Righteousness of God. And many other such things they did.
Originally, the term referred specifically to religious groups that had separated from a main body, but it can now apply to any group that diverges from a larger organization to follow a distinct set of beliefs and practices. Sects often form when there is a perception of
heresy either within the subgroup or from the larger group.
The early RCC, around 357 +- AD broke away from their parent religion, the Pharisees religion "who believed the Jesus was the Messiah, but took with them many of the Pharisees traditions, like creating their own high days, rejecting God's Judgments, polluting His Sabbaths, they adopted the Pharisees religious marketing strategy, their traditions concerning the construction of man-made shrines of worship, and the greatest sin, refusing to Glorify God "AS GOD", and therefore became vain in their imagination. Paul speaks to this in Romans 1.
Later came the Protestant reformation which broke away from the Catholics. This started around 1529, They, like the Catholics, continued in many of her traditions, her sabbaths, her high days, her judgments, her religious marketing strategies etc. They continued in the Pharisees and rebellious Jews tradition of rejecting God's Commandments, Judgments and Statutes, in order to maintain and promote their own religious traditions.
This religious system of this world, which began in the garden of Eden as a "another voice" "who professed to know God", even quoted "Some" of God's Word to deceive men has continued in the same chaos and disobedience to God, convincing people not to trust the Word of God, using the exact same tactic since Eve was deceived.
Today there are hundreds of these religious sects, competing against each other for contributing members without which their religion could not survive.
Meanwhile, the Church of God remained faithful to God even being surrounded by these "other voices" even as Abraham was surrounded, Caleb was surrounded, Zacharias was surrounded, and even Jesus was surrounded, Paul surrounded, and Cornelius was surrounded, by this same religious system, with the same religious traditions and philosophies, but all having one thing in common, they transgress God's commandments, Judgments and Statutes, so they can KEEP their own religious traditions.
Jesus tells men how to overcome this world's religious influence, when the prince of this world tempted Him. But men don't believe Him.
Matt. 4:
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
This is the exact same message from the Holy One of Israel to Adam and Eve, to Abraham, to Israel through Moses, and to the Jews and non-Jews through the Law and Prophets, and finally to us, through His Own Son, the Lord's Christ.
All written down and delivered to us, specifically for our admonition, for our Sakes no doubt, for our examples.
But people want to here smooth things, like the philosophies of this world's religious system. The Christ has warned us over and over about this very religious system.
Jer. 23:
16 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
17 They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one "that walketh" after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
The same message as the "other voice" in the garden God placed Eve in.
But as Jesus said, "men love darkness".
There is not one place in a post anywhere on this planet, where I said, suggested or even implied that Jesus continues to suffer. You cannot find any evidence of such foolishness, you are simply making stuff up now. And why would you corrupt yourself in such a manner? I have told you why, it's so you can justify the philosophies of your specific religious sect. How far would you go to justify yourself David?
If you can find even one place where I said Jesus continues suffering after His resurrection, then post it for all to see. If you can't, then who is it that is sinning against God?
Here is what I said that you proclaimed is not accurate according to the "Truth".
"The Prophesies
concerning "the very purpose" of all His Suffering, His humiliation, His humility
is not Yet Finished. If HE doesn't return to gather His Faithful Flock, and bring them to the place HE has prepared for them, then their Faith, and mine, is in Vain".
Show me how this is not true, according to what is written in Scriptures. Engage with me David. Don't just tell me I'm wrong because I don't agree with popular religious philosophy. Or just because you say so.
