Religious Spirit 2

This is a second part of a post I started recently.  In the interest of brevity, I am putting this up in several posts, as I know time to read a few thousand words often doesn't come in one sitting.  If you haven't read the first post, and would like to, which may be helpful,  click here.  As I mentioned in the first post, this post dares to tackle a subject that is sensitive, and, for many, likely offensive.  I don't write for the purposed of offense, but rather in the interest of promoting freedom from the influence of religious spirits.  With that said, I encourage you to consider what I am saying before formulating a response.  Maybe this can help you.  What I have learned, and am learning, has come with significant cost to me personally.  My hope is that it can help you avoid paying too much for the wisdom of experience. Continue reading “Religious Spirit 2”

Religious Spirit

without_godA religious spirit is a false guide that seeks to substitute and replace the leadership of the Holy Spirit, and also to deceive you into believing you are actually following the Holy Spirit by following it’s leadership.  Once a religious spirit gets a stronghold in the heart, it is very difficult to displace, because the host defends it as if it were the Spirit of the Lord.  However, with God, all things are possible, even deliverance from a religious spirit. Continue reading “Religious Spirit”

Discernment

How do we discern if / when something is a normal expression of faith in life versus being motivated by an underlying religious spirit? This may or may not be something you have thought of before, but it is worthy of consideration. In my experience, I don't think I've heard people saying aloud that they are under the control of religious influences that are from the netherworld. It's not likely that people want to consider themselves in this way, at length, at the risk of unexpected and unpleasant surprise.

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