If we took the actual words of Lord Jesus Christ seriously, looking at them for ourselves to know their meaning, instead of deferring to traditions of our elders who spin things to their own self-interests, we would be less inclined to err. Look at the resurrection. We know full well that the resurrection makes people more like angels and that angels do not marry, so nor do resurrected humans. We probably know it in our culture. We see it in our favourite supernatural fiction television story lines. Some might know it was Jesus who taught this. Few, however, at least in Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant countries, probably know what Jesus meant by teaching this. He was actually referring to scriptures where this lesson was taught, and he was pointing out that by being part of a sect culture that rejected such scriptures, people were left exposed to erring because of their consequent ignorance of such scriptures. Really the facts about angels and their not marrying was an example of a bigger problem, which Jesus addressed. This problem was sectarian rejection of certain scriptures. The resurrection is an important subject and it is one Jesus clearly believed people should know about accurately, without knowledge gaps. Erring in such things is not something Jesus treated lightly. Yet the underlying ignorance he really addressed could cause other kinds of error too. Moreover it is just as relevant to most people of all religions, denominations, cults, sects, churches today. The scripture that taught about angels not marrying, the scripture the ignorance of which Jesus rebuked strongly, the only scripture book with such content, was actually scripture not accepted by Protestants, Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Jews, Muslims, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, or the like today. It is not in the canon of scripture of any of these. Only Ethiopian Orthodox and Beta Israel have it in their canon of scripture. So who is listening to Jesus? Not many. Who cares what Jesus really teaches? Not many. As a consequence, most end up actively opposing his teachings when they realise which scripture he was endorsing. Preferring their own traditions, which it can be deduced are but teachings of men. Teachings of men exalted by all these groups above teachings of the Christ of God. (Which scripture? I leave it as an exercise for the reader to find out.)
