Over the centuries, since the beginning of the Christian era, the power and authority through which the teachings of Christ have been disseminated have, by and large, been man-made institutions bearing no resemblance to the spiritual communions that sprang into existence through the initial outpourings of God’s spirit.

As a consequence, there are many things in regard to the church, that we take for granted, which, in fact, have no scriptural origin and are rather a modern fulfillment of Christ’s admonishment of the Pharisees, “You invalidate the word of God for the sake of your tradition…”[1]