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People often follow great leaders, but after the leader dies the message begins to fade and so does the desire to follow in those great ways. The path becomes blurred. The people begin to do what they think is right, each deciding for themselves, and sometimes arguments, fights and chaos begin. This is the prime time for another leader to step in. But what if the next leader isn't a great one?The new leader would want to keep some attributes that the great leader had since the people followed the great leader and they would want to get back to the way things were before all the chaos. Only this new leader has even better ideas than the great leader had. The new one is going change a few things – for the betterment of all. Make some new laws and get rid of some of the old ones that 'never really seemed right'.As more things are changed, the old ways are just words in a history book. The new world under this new leader looks different than the past. People are happy with the changes. They have a new identity of their own. They are different – better. And each new leader from that point on does the same thing, making changes to laws, making things 'better'. Sounds good, right? Sounds like progress. Maybe it is, but not when it comes to the Church.God, the Eternal, is the only being that knows all and knows what is best. So, in the above scenario, Jesus was that Great Leader. While He lived, He taught and obeyed the Eternal God's commandments, statutes and laws. Jesus is God; however, by becoming a man He became the Son of God. He was submissive to the Eternal God. Read that again. Jesus submitted to His Father, the Eternal God. Shouldn't you?While Jesus was alive people followed Him and listened to Him. They watched Him perform miracles. Many knew that He was God. After He died, some people began to lose the message. Jesus knew this would happen, so in 31 A.D. on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles and they began to preach all the things that Jesus taught them. On that day, the true Church of God began. These apostles preached until the day they died, and those baptized by them continued in their ways, teaching and baptizing more. There is a line of succession from the apostles to the Continuing Church of God. You can read about it in this booklet.Now, let's go back to the earlier paragraph: As more things are changed, the old ways are just words in a history book (the Bible). The new world under this new leader looks different than the past (Sunday worship in elaborate churches and statues of Jesus and Mary). People are happy with the changes (no longer having to follow the commandments people have affairs, lie, steal, and covet.). They have a new identity of their own (they don't resemble the Jewish-looking church that followed Jesus). They don't look like the people of the past. They are different – better (they have their own holidays such as Easter and Christmas, based on pagan religions). And each new leader from that point on does the same thing, making changes to laws, making things better. (Revelation 3:14-22 talks about the church of Laodicea – Laodicea means "people decide". Read and see if that church sounds like one that God approves of).Now, this may be new information to you. Obviously, your church is not going to tell you that they have strayed from what the Apostles taught. In fact, many of them will emphasize anything they do that resembles the original Church. Some, if they're honest, will tell you that they changed what they teach because it's better than what the Apostles taught. It can't be better. The Apostles received what they taught from the Holy Spirit directly from the Eternal God.If you desire to do what God wants you to do, start with reading this booklet about the history of the churches. You'll see how many of today's churches are not worshipping God as they should. As an award-winning researcher cited by MSNBC and The Washington Post, Dr. Thiel and his wif