Same reason Jesus was to the same for the very same reason. He came with a sword as well. Truth is, thew truth hurts those not will ing to know the truth from God Himself.
What you see as bitter is the very same as the Jews of Jesus day saw it as bitter, but the real truth is he loved them enough to at least tell them the truth, thus goes with me. If Love that God is a bitter test in your mouth then there really isnt much I can say or do about it.
I have not told you what I "believe", but you have assumed the worst--then yes, you again accuse me, saying, "You listen to man instead of God." Which is not true at all.
If you did listen to God you would be exactly as Jesus was in God. B ut what I her from you is man opinions about a god and Jesus instead.
And again, you sidestepped the finished work of Christ for these times of the gentiles and the church.
Sidestep the finish work? God in me is the finished work, no one more thing God can do or say to we who He has come to and made His abode in us and we in Him are one and walk as He walks in His same light, disposition of mind. That is the finish, noting more He can say or do.
As far as Gods church is concerned, all who has the very same from God as Jesus received from God in Matt 3:16 as God commands of us all, are His church. His church doesnt sit between four walls fill with a pulpit and pews and laws to regulate a belief for a god. His church empties those pews and hits the streets, highways, byways, prisons, giving of themselves to help those in need of a friend. We gather from home to house telling of the miracles and disappointments of our ventures with man.
Catholics are not His church they are the laws for Catholic Church instead. Jews are not His church they are of their own laws to govern their god. Mormons are not His church, they are of the laws for the book of Morman instead. Baptists are ba[ptists and the laws of, AOGS, COCs, Muslims, you name it, all are their own churches with laws to regulate it and are established for enterprise instead of going out as Jesus did and doing as he did as Gods church does. Not regulated by laws and bylaws, but free to be that anointed child of God and give or lives over to others who needs a friend without biased laws to try and regulate them to get them to be like you instead of like the author of Love.
You dont understand that concept at all do you?
You can go to one church and they will tell you this is the truth. Go to the church across the street and they will tall you no, that is wrong this is the truth, go to the church on the next corner and they will tell you no they both are wrong this is the truth. All of that is just noise in the ears of God where His own are like Him and in His same image without all the ideas and laws to regulate those ideas.
We who are anointed of God, Christ in us, are free from all of those regulatory mans ideas for a god.