The community of believers is called to gather and support one another in their walk with God. According to 1 Peter, leaders are to shepherd the flock with humility and integrity, while 1 John warns against false teachers and encourages discernment. The Bible also cautions against corruption and idolatry within organized systems, as seen in Revelation's depiction of a fallen institution. Ultimately, Jesus taught that love for one another is the hallmark of true faith, as expressed in John 13:35, emphasizing the importance of genuine relationships over institutional trappings.
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Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues. For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.