Emotions and feelings often compel others to disregard God's Word, Who is Jesus.
What many do not understand is that we do not need to follow everything that the 1st Century Apostles did.
Why is that?
Because they were still growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus. They didn't get everything all at once. For some things, it took their lifetimes to understand. Jesus told them so.
For example, at first they did not understand that the Law of Moses and Old Testament rules don't apply to the New Covenant. That decision was made at the Jerusalem Conference, which occurred about twenty years after Jesus' death and Resurrection.
James, the brother of Jesus, and the Jewish Christians he was over, still observed the Laws of Moses. That is until James was killed by being thrown off the pinnacle of the Temple in the early 60s A.D. Some of the Jewish Christians still did not "get it" until the Temple was destroyed in 70 A.D. No Temple, no Levitical priests, no animal sacrifices---No Old Testament observances---Good point God!
The Apostles practiced water baptism at first; until they grew up and put off childish things.
The Apostles thought Jesus was coming back to the Earth in their lifetimes. Peter and Paul didn't know the truth about that until almost the end of their lives. They just had enough time to put together the New Testament writings before their deaths, which were completed by John.
Led by the Spirit, I follow Jesus' direct teachings about prayer, which of course brings on persecution and disagreement. But Jesus said it would be so. Bring it on. Make my day.
People will do what they
feel is religious.
On my part, like Jesus, I am not a Christian. I do not use religious words in my speech ( like--love you brother, love you sister, Amen, prayers going up---yada,yada,yada), I do not say public prayers, no religious testimonies; I avoid all religious crap.
The baptism of the Holy Spirit is in our hearts, our innermost being. Once plugged in to God, it is a twenty-four hour experience. We need to 'come out of her and be separate' and worship our Great God in Spirit and Truth.