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Religion a Snare and Racket

Religion a snare and racket, but why? The world we live in to make something needed by every household it must be marketed, profitable, unless its a drug that hooks us creating an addiction which is very profitable for the seller.

You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach the word of God with sincerity and with Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us.

For we do not market the word of God for profit like so many. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.

At least we don't go around selling an impure word of God like many others. The opposite is true. As Christ's spokesmen and in God's presence, we speak the pure message that comes from God.

For we are not as the many, adulterating the word of God, but as of sincerity—but as of God; in the presence of God, in Christ we speak
2Cor.2:17

How to make Religion profitable because the truth is unbearable to this world? First, don’t confuse Religion with the Truth that where the addiction and marketing starts which will end for the majority in the bitter Truth.

This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.

This is the judgment [that is, the cause for indictment, the test by which people are judged, the basis for the sentence]: the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.
John.3:19

God does not peddle truth simply because when you do it becomes a lie! Lies cause eternal death, God gives eternal life to those who love the truth.

If we say we share in life with God and keep on living in the dark, we are lying and are not living by the truth.

If, then, we say that we have fellowship with him, yet at the same time live in the darkness, we are lying both in our words and in our actions.

If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth.
1John.1:6

Religion is the world, its a world wide business that uses every scheme to promote itself just like the world does that its comes from, truth is light, its no part of this world. Truth is what exposes the world as darkness and a lie.

1 John 1:5 This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

1 Thessalonians 5:5 You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don't belong to the night, nor to darkness,

Ephesians 6:12 For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

2 Corinthians 4:6 seeing it is God who said, "Light will shine out of darkness,"{Genesis 1:3} who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

Those loving the world are saving this life, while those loving the truth are giving up this life in the world for the truth. Truth is, you can’t buy truth to have truth a person must accept the fire that comes with the light, they must love truth more than their own soul.

1 Peter 1:7 that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ--

2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,

1 Corinthians 3:13 each man's work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man's work is.

1 Corinthians 3:15 If any man's work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.

Luke 3:16 John answered them all, "I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,

Malachi 3:2 "But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like launderer's soap;

Then they must endure in it until a New Heavens and Earth God is creating for lovers of truth to dwell in. The truth is the reward for Christian’s living on earth is suffering for the truth meaning for Christ Jesus righteousness a very narrow and hard road to be upon.

Matthew 5:10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

John 5:16 For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.

John 15:20 Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his lord.'{John 13:16} If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

Acts 22:4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

1 Corinthians 4:12 We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

Galatians 1:13 For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it.

Galatians 6:12 As many as desire to look good in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

Mixing the truth into the world is prostitution an addictive drug to the mind, heart and soul, but very wide, easy profitable, and popular.

James.4:4 You adulterers and adulteresses, don't you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

Revelation 17:1 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here. I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters,

Revelation 17:15 He said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.

Revelation 17:16 The ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute, and will make her desolate, and will make her naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her utterly with fire.

Revelation 19:2 for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."

Matthew 7:13 "Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it. 7:14 How{TR reads "Because" instead of "How"} narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.

Completed: November, 04, 2023

by: Daniel a Slave in Christ Jesus