The downvotes… I swear. They’re so stupid sometimes.

This is inarguably true, and a major reason people have a negative opinion of the church as a whole.

It must be clarified that due to the centralized church ending up with a lot of money and power, evil people sought to infiltrate it, successfully did so, and used it as a means of power very effectively for a long time.

It does not need to be a reflection against the church or Christianity - re-aim the valid claim to be more properly against centralization, abuse of power, and evil, and in favor of vigilance and standing firm in righteousness.

If the church’s oppressions were undone by the church, which is what happened, then “the church” is not the proper term to use to describe the parties and conflict involved.

I’m actually going through your posts right now trying to find one from a few days ago on the exact same concept, but with “the Jews”. The people who infiltrated the church did so partly to gain access to money and power, but also to tarnish God’s good name and character. Same with the other. Anyone who considers themselves to be among God’s people is commanded by God himself to cast evildoers out from among ourselves.

It’s all about the dividing line.

The downvotes… I swear. They’re so stupid sometimes.

This is inarguably true, and a major reason people have a negative opinion of the church as a whole.

It must be clarified that due to the centralized church ending up with a lot of money and power, evil people sought to infiltrate it, successfully did so, and used it as a means of power very effectively for a long time.

It does not need to be a reflection against the church or Christianity - re-aim the valid claim to be more properly against centralization, abuse of power, and evil, and in favor of vigilance and standing firm in righteousness.

If the church’s oppressions were undone by the church, which is what happened, then “the church” is not the proper term to use to describe the parties and conflict involved.

I’m actually going through your posts right now trying to find one from a few days ago on the exact same concept, but with “the Jews”. The people who infiltrated the church did so partly to gain access to money and power, but also to tarnish God’s good name and character. Same with the other.

It’s all about the dividing line.

The downvotes… I swear. They’re so stupid sometimes.

This is inarguably true, and a major reason people have a negative opinion of the church as a whole.

It must be clarified that due to the centralized church ending up with a lot of money and power, evil people sought to infiltrate it, did so, and used it as a means of power very effectively for a long time.

It does not need to be a reflection against the church or Christianity - re-aim the valid claim to be more properly against centralization, abuse of power, and evil, and in favor of vigilance and standing firm in righteousness.

If the church’s oppressions were undone by the church, which is what happened, then “the church” is not the proper term to use to describe the parties and conflict involved.

I’m actually going through your posts right now trying to find one from a few days ago on the exact same concept, but with “the Jews”.

It’s all about the dividing line.

The downvotes… I swear. They’re so stupid sometimes.

This is inarguably true, and a major reason people have a negative opinion of the church as a whole.

It must be clarified that due to the centralized church ending up with a lot of money and power, evil people sought to infiltrate it, did so, and used it as a means of power very effectively for a long time.

It does not need to be a reflection against the church or Christianity - re-aim the valid claim to be more properly against centralization, abuse of power, and evil, and in favor of vigilance and standing firm in righteousness.

If the church’s oppressions were undone by the church, which is what happened, then “the church” is not the proper term to use to describe the parties and conflict involved.

I’m actually going through your posts right now trying to find one on the exact same concept, but with “the Jews”.

It’s all about the dividing line.