TO WHOM GIVE HEED?
Acts 4.19
19. "But Peter and John answered and said to them, 'Whether it is right in the sight of GOD to give heed to you rather than to GOD (Acts 5.29), you be the judge,"
~ Word of GOD is replaced by traditions of men: (Isaiah 29.13) (Matthew 15.9) (Mark 7.6-9.13) (Acts 4.19, 5.29) (Colossians 2.20-22) (Titus 1.14).
Here Apostles Peter and John directly rebelled against traditional doctrines and conventional teaching of the religious authority, which is not the Teachings of the Torah and Prophets but the teachings of so-called rabbis and other teachers who did not understand the true meaning of the Statutes and Commandments of the Lord or became simply corrupt and rejected the true Spiritual essence of GOD'S Principals and Ideals.
Clergy serve only themselves and do not serve the people desperately needed for spiritual guldens. Spirituality has been replaced by meaningless rituals, customs, and ceremonies what make no sense and did not provide spiritual food for the soul of those who are desperately looking to find it.
Prophets of GOD and Jesus Christ the Son of GOD Served the Father GOD Father by constantly providing Spiritual Food for all who is willing to take it, and by doing this saved many souls. But of course, any goodness always resists by some sort of opposition in order to stop it.
Acts 4.27
27. "Truly in this city there were gathered together against Your Holy Servant Jesus Whom You anoint. Both: Herod, and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles (foreigners and pagans), and the peoples of Israel,"
GOD even extended further His mercy on the people, so He could gather more souls to Himself by giving power to Jesus and His Apostles to do sings and miracles what never have been done before, so those who would not believe in the Word of GOD would believe in GOD through the miracles and signs they conducted, and it worked perfectly in both ways.
Acts 4.30
30. while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs, and wonders, take place through the name of Your Holy Servant Jesus.'
Acts 5.14-16
14. "And all the more believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women were constantly added to their number,
15. to such extend that they even carried the sick out into the streets, and laid them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on any one of them.
16. And also the people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed."
It was very turbulent time for early Christians and because of it they formed very first self-functioning Christian church and became one single self-efficient community by sharing everything they have in order to survive.
Acts 4.32-35
32. "And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them. (Acts 2.44-45).
~ 32-33. Is anything impossible for the Lord to make possible for humans? (Genesis 18.14) (Job 42.2) (Jeremiah 32.17) (Zechariah 8.6) (Matthew 19.16-26) (Mark 10.27) (Luke 1.37, 18.27) (Acts 4.32-33-37).
34. For there was not a needy person among them, all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales,
35. and lay them at the Apostles feet, and they would be distributed to each, as any had need."
On this example it is obvious that the true church does not "feed" itself and fattening its clergy from expense of others, but parishioners take care for one another providing everything for the needy among their members no matter of the status or position in the church, and care for one another like true brothers and sisters.
So, this is true example of the true family of Christians, just like any family on Earth will do for one another (not included dysfunctional families) and just like the Family in Heaven of the GOD Father and His Son Jesus Christ Who Are always take care for One Another, abiding in True and Holy Love forever.
Love your neighbor, alien, stranger, and love one another: (Leviticus 19.18.34) (Deuteronomy 10.19) (Proverbs 25..21-22) (Matthew 5.43-44, 19.19, 22.39) (Mark 12.31.33) (Luke 10.27-28) (John 13.34, 15.12-13) (Romans 13.9-10) (Galatians 5.14) (James 2.8) (1John 3.10-11, 4.7-8.11.21) (2John 1.5)
Acts 4.19
19. "But Peter and John answered and said to them, 'Whether it is right in the sight of GOD to give heed to you rather than to GOD (Acts 5.29), you be the judge,"
~ Word of GOD is replaced by traditions of men: (Isaiah 29.13) (Matthew 15.9) (Mark 7.6-9.13) (Acts 4.19, 5.29) (Colossians 2.20-22) (Titus 1.14).
Here Apostles Peter and John directly rebelled against traditional doctrines and conventional teaching of the religious authority, which is not the Teachings of the Torah and Prophets but the teachings of so-called rabbis and other teachers who did not understand the true meaning of the Statutes and Commandments of the Lord or became simply corrupt and rejected the true Spiritual essence of GOD'S Principals and Ideals.
Clergy serve only themselves and do not serve the people desperately needed for spiritual guldens. Spirituality has been replaced by meaningless rituals, customs, and ceremonies what make no sense and did not provide spiritual food for the soul of those who are desperately looking to find it.
Prophets of GOD and Jesus Christ the Son of GOD Served the Father GOD Father by constantly providing Spiritual Food for all who is willing to take it, and by doing this saved many souls. But of course, any goodness always resists by some sort of opposition in order to stop it.
Acts 4.27
27. "Truly in this city there were gathered together against Your Holy Servant Jesus Whom You anoint. Both: Herod, and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles (foreigners and pagans), and the peoples of Israel,"
GOD even extended further His mercy on the people, so He could gather more souls to Himself by giving power to Jesus and His Apostles to do sings and miracles what never have been done before, so those who would not believe in the Word of GOD would believe in GOD through the miracles and signs they conducted, and it worked perfectly in both ways.
Acts 4.30
30. while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs, and wonders, take place through the name of Your Holy Servant Jesus.'
Acts 5.14-16
14. "And all the more believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women were constantly added to their number,
15. to such extend that they even carried the sick out into the streets, and laid them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on any one of them.
16. And also the people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed."
It was very turbulent time for early Christians and because of it they formed very first self-functioning Christian church and became one single self-efficient community by sharing everything they have in order to survive.
Acts 4.32-35
32. "And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them. (Acts 2.44-45).
~ 32-33. Is anything impossible for the Lord to make possible for humans? (Genesis 18.14) (Job 42.2) (Jeremiah 32.17) (Zechariah 8.6) (Matthew 19.16-26) (Mark 10.27) (Luke 1.37, 18.27) (Acts 4.32-33-37).
34. For there was not a needy person among them, all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales,
35. and lay them at the Apostles feet, and they would be distributed to each, as any had need."
On this example it is obvious that the true church does not "feed" itself and fattening its clergy from expense of others, but parishioners take care for one another providing everything for the needy among their members no matter of the status or position in the church, and care for one another like true brothers and sisters.
So, this is true example of the true family of Christians, just like any family on Earth will do for one another (not included dysfunctional families) and just like the Family in Heaven of the GOD Father and His Son Jesus Christ Who Are always take care for One Another, abiding in True and Holy Love forever.
Love your neighbor, alien, stranger, and love one another: (Leviticus 19.18.34) (Deuteronomy 10.19) (Proverbs 25..21-22) (Matthew 5.43-44, 19.19, 22.39) (Mark 12.31.33) (Luke 10.27-28) (John 13.34, 15.12-13) (Romans 13.9-10) (Galatians 5.14) (James 2.8) (1John 3.10-11, 4.7-8.11.21) (2John 1.5)