As people adapt their minds to religion, with all of its dogmas and doctrines, rites and rituals, they also adapt their personalities: so that they, and their religion, become one entity. And because religion is a world of hypocrisy, the people become walking and talking hypocrites, for they are presenting their religion through their lives---not knowing God, but knowing the god of their religion, while not knowing the difference.
Moreover, because they believe their religion is everything, then they also believe that they are everything that others should strive to be as they present themselves before others, so that others will give them praises for being so good at being good in their performance of good deeds.
Thus, as people adapt their minds and personalities to religion, they create an image of themselves in their own minds, and it is this image that they present as they present themselves in the presence of others, that says: Look at me. Look at what I have become. Look how good I am, and look at all the good I can do. For there is none other like me, polished and spit-shined.
Their religion has enabled them to create a self-made image of themselves in their own minds, so then, not only do their worship the god of their religion, they can also worship the image of themselves!
Religion, therefore, has the power to transform the minds and personalities of people to be the images of religious mind control, by deception and manipulation. Not only do they believe in the image of the god of their religion, but they also believe in the image of themselves in their own minds. Not only this, but because they believe their salvation has come from the image of a god, they also believe in the image of themselves as sinless, which means: why do they need Christ for salvation if their religion has provided their salvation, added to their own good works to keep their image polished and spit-shined?
The Bible, however, says this:
And be ye not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. (Romans 12: 2)
By this renewal of the mind, Christians conform their minds and their personalities to God; whereas people of religion remain conformed to religion as well as to the god, or gods, or goddesses of their religion.
The Bible is the knowledge of God, and if people will seek this knowledge, God will give unto them more knowledge through the Holy Spirit of God, and He will show you things to come (John 16: 13), so that things to come will not be a mystery, nor will they be unexpected events: for God wants us to know the truth.
People of religion, unfortunately, do not know this knowledge of God, which is why they remain hypocrites, or pretenders of truth: for they have the minds of their ministers and priests, who have transformed themselves as apostles and disciples of Christ.
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. (2 Corinthians 11: 13-15)
Satan is in this world to deceive this world from knowing God, and Satan's ministers are also in this world to deceive people from knowing Christ, and to deceive people to remain in religion; for religion does not want its people to know the future of events coming upon the earth; instead, religion wants is people to remain in the knowledge of darkness: while the people do not know the difference between the Light of Christ and the darkness of Satan.
Therefore, in order for people of religion to gain the knowledge of God, the Holy Spirit of God must convince and convict them of the truth that is in Christ Jesus the Lord.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due season. (I Timothy 2: 5-6)
Moreover, because they believe their religion is everything, then they also believe that they are everything that others should strive to be as they present themselves before others, so that others will give them praises for being so good at being good in their performance of good deeds.
Thus, as people adapt their minds and personalities to religion, they create an image of themselves in their own minds, and it is this image that they present as they present themselves in the presence of others, that says: Look at me. Look at what I have become. Look how good I am, and look at all the good I can do. For there is none other like me, polished and spit-shined.
Their religion has enabled them to create a self-made image of themselves in their own minds, so then, not only do their worship the god of their religion, they can also worship the image of themselves!
Religion, therefore, has the power to transform the minds and personalities of people to be the images of religious mind control, by deception and manipulation. Not only do they believe in the image of the god of their religion, but they also believe in the image of themselves in their own minds. Not only this, but because they believe their salvation has come from the image of a god, they also believe in the image of themselves as sinless, which means: why do they need Christ for salvation if their religion has provided their salvation, added to their own good works to keep their image polished and spit-shined?
The Bible, however, says this:
And be ye not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. (Romans 12: 2)
By this renewal of the mind, Christians conform their minds and their personalities to God; whereas people of religion remain conformed to religion as well as to the god, or gods, or goddesses of their religion.
The Bible is the knowledge of God, and if people will seek this knowledge, God will give unto them more knowledge through the Holy Spirit of God, and He will show you things to come (John 16: 13), so that things to come will not be a mystery, nor will they be unexpected events: for God wants us to know the truth.
People of religion, unfortunately, do not know this knowledge of God, which is why they remain hypocrites, or pretenders of truth: for they have the minds of their ministers and priests, who have transformed themselves as apostles and disciples of Christ.
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. (2 Corinthians 11: 13-15)
Satan is in this world to deceive this world from knowing God, and Satan's ministers are also in this world to deceive people from knowing Christ, and to deceive people to remain in religion; for religion does not want its people to know the future of events coming upon the earth; instead, religion wants is people to remain in the knowledge of darkness: while the people do not know the difference between the Light of Christ and the darkness of Satan.
Therefore, in order for people of religion to gain the knowledge of God, the Holy Spirit of God must convince and convict them of the truth that is in Christ Jesus the Lord.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due season. (I Timothy 2: 5-6)
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