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Religionhave made the word of God invalidbecause of your tradition .You hypocrites, Isaiah aptlyprophesied about you, when hesaid : "This people honors mewith their lips, yet their heartsare far removed from me . It isin vain that they keep paying respectto me, because they teachcommands of men as doctrines." ' "False Religion Produces Fruitsof the Flesh, DeepensSelfishnessGal . 5 :19, 20 "Now the worksof the flesh are manifest, andthey are fornication, uncleanness,loose conduct, idolatry, practiceof spiritism, hatreds, strife, jealousy,fits of anger, contentions,divisions, sects ."Gal. 6 :8 "He who is sowingwith a view to his flesh will reapcorruption from his flesh, but hewho is sowing with a view to thespirit will reap everlasting lifefrom the spirit ."False Religion Degrades, DebasesRom . 1 :21-32 "They did notglorify him as God nor did theythank him, but they becameempty-headed in their reasoningsand their unintelligent heart becamedarkened . Although assertingthey were wise, they becamefoolish and turned the glory ofthe incorruptible God into somethinglike the image of corruptibleman and of birds and fourfootedcreatures and creepingthings . Therefore God in keepingwith the desires of theirhearts gave them up to uncleanness,that their bodies might bedishonored among them, eventhose who exchanged the truthof God for the lie and veneratedand rendered sacred service tothe creation rather than the Onewho created, who is blessed forever.Amen . That is why Godgave them up to disgraceful sexualappetites . . . . And just as theydid not approve of holding God inaccurate knowledge, God gave304them up to a disapproved mentalstate, to do the things not fitting,filled as they were with all unrighteousness."Prov. 14 :34 "Righteousnessexalteth a nation ; but sin is areproach to any people ."False Religion EnslavesMatt . 6:24 "No one can be aslave to two masters ; for eitherhe will hate the one and lovethe other, or he will stick to theone and despise the other . Youcannot be slaves to God and toRiches ."Rom . 6 :16 "Do you not knowthat if you keep presenting yourselvesto anyone as slaves to obeyhim, you are slaves of him becauseyou obey him, either ofsin with death in view or of obediencewith righteousness inview?"2 Pet. 2 :19 "While they arepromising them freedom, theythemselves are existing as slavesof corruption . For whoever isovercome by another is enslavedby this one."Deut . 7 :16 "Neither shalt thouserve their gods ; for that willbe a snare unto thee ."Gal . 2 :4 "But because of thefalse brothers brought in quietly,who sneaked in to spy upon ourfreedom which we have in unionwith Christ Jesus, that theymight completely enslave us ."Stubbornness, Disobedience toGod Is False Religion1 Sam . 15 :22, 23 "Behold, toobey is better than sacrifice, andto hearken than the fat of rams .For rebellion is as the sin ofwitchcraft, and stubbornness isas idolatry and teraphim ."Matt. 9 :13 "Go, then, and learnwhat this means, 'I want mercy,and not sacrifice .' "Adoration of Men, Animals,Knowledge, Things, Is FalseReligionJob 32 :21, 22 "Let me not, Ipray you, respect any man's person; neither will I give flattering