โณ What Happened After Jesus? โ€“ How Human Institutions Changed the Message

๐Ÿ“– Scripture Reflection

"For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine." - 2 Timothy 4:3

๐Ÿ“œ The Church Was Never Supposed to Be About Power

Jesus taught a **message of faith, grace, and direct connection to God**. But after His resurrection, human institutions started **adding rules, creating hierarchy, and controlling access to God**.

โŒ The Shift from Relationship to Religion

Instead of faith alone, church leaders introduced **laws, sacraments, and priestly authority**โ€”things that Jesus never taught. The message was distorted.

โœ… Returning to the Original Message

God never intended for salvation to be controlled by **institutions or leaders**. Jesus Himself said:

"No one comes to the Father except through me." - John 14:6

The path back to God is not through an institution but through **faith alone.**