AS LITTLE CHILDREN

   And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
   And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.  And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.  (Matthew 24: 3,4,11)
   The disciples had questions for Christ and the first words out of the Saviour's mouth were:  take heed that no man deceive you.
   Religious people have the mental capacity of little children. 
   Regardless of their wonderful educations, with high school diplomas, college degrees, and even Ph.Ds, when it comes to religious matters, they are as little children.  This plan has worked since they were toddlers and it works until the day they die because the system never changes.
   For in religion, there is an order of worship, and this system never changes; therefore, people are taught where to sit, when to stand, when to bow, what to say and how to say it, when to say amen, and when and how to move forward to receive their reward for being good little boys and girls, which works in the same way as receiving a piece of candy or a stick of chewing gum.  Then they all trot along home, trying to be good little boys and girls, before they arrive at their meeting places for another dose of prescribed medication at their prescribed time. 
   For in religion, too, children are taught that certain people are holy people, that water is holy (or can be made holy by holy people) and that everything about their religion is also holy, even the statues and relics made by human hands.  Their books are also considered to be holy because they were written out of the minds of the holy people of their holy religion.
   Added to this, people of religion are taught that to believe anything else is a sin, or that if they forsake their religion they will go to hell.  Thus with fear of guilt and shame, they dare not look another way or their holy people will not be happy with them; and of course they want their holy people to be proud of them, just as little children want their parents to be proud of the.
   Consequently, the religious experience of religious people, throughout their entire lives, is lived and practiced in the same way from the time they are toddlers until the day they die:  as little children.
   Even as we continuously write about the truth of Christ, the truth about religion, and the truth about deception, only the Holy Spirit can convince you or any other person the truth.  Only the Holy Spirit can convince you that Christ can save you from your sins.  Only the Holy Spirit can deliver you from the imprisonment of religion.  And did you know that you will never be saved from your sin unless you want to be saved?
   As shared with you several times, not only did Christ save me from my sins in 1995, but the Lord also delivered me from my spiritual imprisonment in religion.  This is how I know, from personal experience, what religion can do in a person's mind.  Therefore, had it not been for Christ, I would still be as a little child.  For now I can speak for Christ; whereas before, I had nothing to say for Christ because I did not know Him.  All I could talk about then was religion.  In like manner, people of religion today cannot speak for Christ because they do not know Him.  All they know is religion.
   Religion is the seat of mass deception and its leaders are deceivers. 
   Jesus said, Take heed that no man deceive you.
   Christ wants us to grow up and become spiritual adults, and not to remain as little children.