The spirit of Religion Loves Power and Authority and Desires to Manipulate, Intimidate and Dominate those who Oppose it
The spirit of religion is a spirit that loves power and authority. It loves to manipulate, intimidate and dominate people. It is the spirit of religion working through the pharisees that they constantly sought to trap him ( manipulation ) (Matthew 16:1; 19:3; 22:17-18, 35-36; Mark 12:13-15; Luke 10:25; 11:53-54; John 8:3-6), threatened to kill him multiple times ( intimidation ) (John 8:56-59; 10:30-33) and finally, accused Him of wickedness to murder him ( domination ) (Matthew 26:65-66). The spirit of religion is truly a vile spirit that hardly anyone talks about because people can hardly perceive him. They cannot perceive him because many professing Christians sadly are under the spirit of religion and do not realise it. The spirit of religion is a spirit from one which one must be delivered from immediately because it is vile, wicked and absolutely diabolical. The spirit of religion is full of corruption, because it follows the flesh, and the flesh reaps nothing but ...