Always asserted, but never proven. Changing the meaning of "institution" into a dirty word is not biblical. Peter, James and John together with all the Apostles and elders, in Acts15, is by definition, an institution. Together they reached infallible decision, not by their own power because the Holy Spirit was with them. An anti-institution Christian is a contradiction in terms, it's not biblical nor does it make any sense.
"Peter" continues to rebuke physical and spiritual death through the office Jesus established, that you unbiblically deny.
What "MEN" do you mean? Are you saying the Early Church Fathers were conniving liars comparable to mormons or jws? But you never identify any of these "MEN" by name. Making air-head generalities, passed off as truth
is just stupid. You refuse to prove any Early Church Father contradicted Christ and the Apostles because that would require study. Their writings are available on line for all to see, but you seem to be content ignoring what they actually taught and make slanderous accusations with no proof.
Something simple like organizing an inner city soup kitchen requires institutions in order to function. Big mouth fundie bible cults do nothing to alleviate human misery because they oppose institutions.
The Bible says you will know them by their fruits. Making false claims about any group who doesn't follow your wooden, narrow view of "church" is rotten fruit and not of the Holy Spirit. Your claims against the Early Church Fathers who "TEACH CONTRARY" is based on prejudice and ignorance, because you refuse to discuss any of them, or even name one. St. Athanasius first listed 27 books of the NT as Scripture in the mid 3rd century and you are saying he was a conniving liar. Grow up.
The books of the Bible itself was preserved, compiled and proclaimed by the Early Church Fathers whom you unwittingly insult. You are forced to invent Bible origin fantasies that contradict Protestant historians. "Learning the Bible for yourself" apart from the institution that gave it to you in the first place is why there are thousands of sola scripturists disagreeing with thousands of other sola scripturists proves that
Individualism is a heresy because the result of "Learning the Bible for yourself" is a chaotic mess.
TEXT without CONTEXT is a PRETEXT.
The BIBLE without the CHURCH is just an EXCUSE.