The church Jesus established is the authority not a rando on the Internet and while whenever two or more are gathered in his name there will be be, that doesn't make them authoritative. It's that reasoning that has led to 20,000+Christian denominations
Well? This is due to, and in no small part, to a decree or decrees made by Constantine!
Due to all the horrendous fightings, warrings, and torturings, by the church established by Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
against the pagans that were within his kingdom!
whereas he made it
MANDATORY to incorporate by
compromise "certain" beliefs and doctrines the pagans practiced to be "forcibly accepted"
by" the Church/es
" under "his" authority/kingdom/country (whatever)!"
Easter with the celebratory "fertility rites" of spring (pagan).
Instead of "Passover!" (Judeo-Christian)
Halloween with "paying tribute" to "evil and unclean" spirits of many varieties! "(a) Trick? Or (a) Treat
?"
Let's even go so far as "May-Poles" Where the children dance merrily around a penile shaped object adorning it with decorative ribbons!
Let's go to (even) architecture with it's striking familiarity to
both male and female aspects in "columns!"
As you can see? It is of
little wonder there are so many and various
interpretations of what
was, to what it
has become!
And? If I may draw your attention to Gen. 1:2 where:
Genesis 1:2 (KJV)
And the earth
was (BECAME) without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Where a more proper interpretation would indicate that
SOMETHING was going on
before Adam and Eve!
And there are even more scriptural references indicative that
SOMETHING happened
before the "Canonized creation story!"
All
this? Plus even more has persuaded and
proved TO me that this verse holds
more water then is being taught in "churchianity!"
1 Peter 2:5 (KJV)
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house,
an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices,
acceptable to God BY Jesus Christ.
As well as here:
Psalms 110:4 (KJV)
4 The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
And like I started off with you? I
can, and did offer proof!
Yet? I
cannot MAKE you believe
NOR understand!
You'll have to take
that up with others of the "Royal Priesthood!"