Many people have a belief that is not part of the Bible,and interpret the Bible according to that belief.
Joseph Smith had a belief that was not part of the Bible,and interpreted scriptures according to his belief.
Scientology did it.
Christian Science did it.
The new age movement did it,which their interpretation is of the occult,exalts people,and spiritual evolution through nature.
And others have done it.
The Roman Catholic Church did it too.
It is obvious that when the Roman Empire embraced Christianity that they did not get rid of their religious ways,but held unto them,and interpreted the Bible according to their pagan ways.
Which is why Mary can be the mother of God,and the Queen of heaven,and they exalt her,but Jesus said do not exalt Mary,for all who do the will of God the same is His mother,brethren,and sisters,and all who hear the word of God and do it is as blessed as Mary,and God does not give His glory to another.
And the Pope can be the head of the Church,and they call him Holy Father,but Christ is the head of the Church,and Jesus said to a man that addressed Him according to His humanity,why call Me good,for there is only one good,and that is God,and to call no man on earth father in a spiritual sense,but only call God Father.
And they have many traditions,and practices,that have nothing to do with the word of God,nor did God command such things,but Jesus addressed the Pharisees,and called them hypocrites,for they made the word of God of none effect because of their traditions.
And they have a statue of Mary and bow down to it,but God said do not make a statue of anything in heaven,on earth,or in the sea,and bow down to it.
Also they confess sins to a priest,but Jesus is the only Mediator between God and men,and we confess our sins to God not to a person.
They baptize infants,but infants have to repent of their sins before baptism can take place,and the angels always behold the face of the Father for the little ones,because they are innocent,and protected spiritually,and we are not blamed for Adam and Eve's sin for that is their sin,but when they ate off the tree it gave us a choice between good and evil,so we are born not knowing God,and will sin before we come to Him.
And many other things they do that is not required by God,adding things to what God requires of us.
The Bible says love works no ill towards their neighbor,therefore love is the fulfilling of the law,so why are they doing all those other things.
Joseph Smith had a belief that was not part of the Bible,and interpreted scriptures according to his belief.
Scientology did it.
Christian Science did it.
The new age movement did it,which their interpretation is of the occult,exalts people,and spiritual evolution through nature.
And others have done it.
The Roman Catholic Church did it too.
It is obvious that when the Roman Empire embraced Christianity that they did not get rid of their religious ways,but held unto them,and interpreted the Bible according to their pagan ways.
Which is why Mary can be the mother of God,and the Queen of heaven,and they exalt her,but Jesus said do not exalt Mary,for all who do the will of God the same is His mother,brethren,and sisters,and all who hear the word of God and do it is as blessed as Mary,and God does not give His glory to another.
And the Pope can be the head of the Church,and they call him Holy Father,but Christ is the head of the Church,and Jesus said to a man that addressed Him according to His humanity,why call Me good,for there is only one good,and that is God,and to call no man on earth father in a spiritual sense,but only call God Father.
And they have many traditions,and practices,that have nothing to do with the word of God,nor did God command such things,but Jesus addressed the Pharisees,and called them hypocrites,for they made the word of God of none effect because of their traditions.
And they have a statue of Mary and bow down to it,but God said do not make a statue of anything in heaven,on earth,or in the sea,and bow down to it.
Also they confess sins to a priest,but Jesus is the only Mediator between God and men,and we confess our sins to God not to a person.
They baptize infants,but infants have to repent of their sins before baptism can take place,and the angels always behold the face of the Father for the little ones,because they are innocent,and protected spiritually,and we are not blamed for Adam and Eve's sin for that is their sin,but when they ate off the tree it gave us a choice between good and evil,so we are born not knowing God,and will sin before we come to Him.
And many other things they do that is not required by God,adding things to what God requires of us.
The Bible says love works no ill towards their neighbor,therefore love is the fulfilling of the law,so why are they doing all those other things.