no preacher ever ever ever quotes John 14-26...All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
why?
I mean, didn't he really mean, "ignore that, cuz what i really meant was i'll send you a bunch of men to tell you what to think, you will know they are legitimate because, well, i guess cuz they say so....just do whatever they say...if there's one thing we've learned, following self appointed god representatives always has led to super fantastic outcomes...yep....ask the pharisees"
thats the true meaning....who needs that holy spirit stuff when you've got cadres of power lusting men who can do the job?
yep...no church is gonna survive if they teach that.