The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree
The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree
The Catholic Church created the false religion that the world now calls Christianity. It was never about restoring the New Testament faith, never about following Christ as the apostles did. Instead, it constructed a system, a cultural, organizational, and ritualistic program, that has been passed down through the centuries. Today, almost every modern church, no matter what it calls itself, carries that DNA. And just like any child inherits traits from its parents, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is a duck!
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. The modern church program is the proof. Look at the way churches operate today. Weekly corporate services, elevated pulpits, rows of pews, formal attire, pre-planned sermons, choirs and worship teams, offering plates, Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter, Sunday schools, youth programs, and a professional clergy class that manages the entire operation. Buildings are constructed with steeples and sanctuaries. Administrative hierarchies determine policies and membership. Ceremonies and rituals mark key life events. Where does this all come from?
Worst of all, they all follow the same pattern of religion. None of this came from the Bible. All of it came from the Catholic Church, refined over centuries and adopted by every branch that broke off from it. The DNA is unmistakable. The centralization of leadership, the liturgy, the sacramental rituals, the holy days, the music, the formal education programs, the administrative machinery, they all trace back to Rome. No matter the denomination, no matter the theological claims, these traits persist.
This is the reality of the religious world today. The Catholic Church planted the seed, and all modern churches carry it forward, knowingly or unknowingly. To see the true nature of modern religion, look past the labels and observe the DNA, the program, the structures, the rituals, the calendar, the formalized worship. There it is, unmistakable, unbroken, inherited.
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.