Acts 24:14 But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,

The Greek word for sect here is haíresis, hah’-ee-res-is; from G138; properly, a choice, i.e. (specially) a party or (abstractly) disunion:—heresy (which is the Greek word itself), sect. But the root word for that is aírō, ah’-ee-ro; a primary root; to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare H5375) to expiate sin:—away with, bear (up), carry, lift up, loose, make to doubt, put away, remove, take (away, up).

The Way is the only sect that leads us to the root of the problem, how to atone for all sin, for all mankind, forever.

The KJV uses the word heresy only because the Jewish teachers in those days called it heresy.

Paul tells Felix the truth. “I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets.” It was all there, all the time but lacked perfect understanding which can only come from the Author.

Now we struggle with our limited minds and influences that are not God. If we are to seek the truth in these matters, we must hear it from God Himself. This we cannot do without His help.

John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

Ephesians 3:12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.

Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Hearing by faith is like learning a new language. It takes practice, patience and faith in Christ, not faith in effort. We must allow the Helper to change the way we think.

Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

The purpose has to be to seek God’s will or this will not work. Seeking knowledge for knowledge’s sake is circular thinking that leads nowhere.