OUTLINE:
The World’s Take On Religion
Never, EVER receive wisdom from the world as anything other than what it truly is – human, earthly. Even the most well-intentioned unbeliever has nothing to add to what is available to you in the Word of God, especially on the topic of true faith/religion.
Supernatural Abilities
God sovereignly decides who possesses the supernatural faculties of seeing and hearing spiritual phenomenon. This means that no man is able to receive true wisdom without God’s help.
Eph 5:19
speaking to one another in psalms [there’s a whole BOOK of them in the Bible!] and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord.
Worship
Worshipping the Lord, in ANY fashion, is NOT supposed to be a PASSIVE exercise. The Bible speaks about music as a form of ACTIVE worship, NOT entertainment.
Pastor Jeff Pollard
“Many Christians are not worshipping God, they are worshipping how they FEELabout God.”
Religion Is Big Business!
The KoD promotes the whole scheme by SELLING religious formulas, such as, “Do this religion and be rewarded with happiness!” You might even make lots of money!
Rev 3:18 [Message]
“Here’s what I want you to do: Buy your gold from me, gold that’s been through the refiner’s fire. Then you’ll be rich. Buy your clothes from me, clothes designed in Heaven. You’ve gone around half-naked long enough. And buy medicine for your eyes from me so you can see, really see.”
Religion Is Big Business!
Christianity is nothing more than a lever…a tool, that once perverted, can be used to advance the causes of Satan and the kingdom of darkness.
Ro 10:17
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
2Co 2:11
so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes. [Implies Biblical knowledge/wisdom]