Spiritual warfare is vitally important today - for the body of Christ is being attacked from many different angles, from many different sources, and from some sources that we least likely expect. 

The "spirit of religion" is a phrase that is used often today in the body of Christ.  Often used in your more "grace-centered" churches, the term is usually spoken to pinpoint or point-out an act of legalism or judgmental activity.  Whenever someone begins to base their judgments or their activities around a set of rules or tradition, then they are usually accused of having a spirit of religion working in their life.

The sad truth is that legalism is very real and it does real damage!  The good intentioned holy-spirit filled Christian can still quickly fall prey to the spirit of religion and bring harm to themselves as well as other people.  Sometimes it is literally a spirit (a demon) working through a person, and yet sometimes it is simply an improper mindset based on years of wrong teaching.

Turn on Christian programming and you will see the legalistic preacher bring condemnation and shame to those who are still attempting to grow in Christ, and you will also see the other ministers, preaching against the legalistic preachers!  We are coming against each other and these has to stop!

So, does the spirit of religion stop with the legalistic Christian?  Not at all.  In fact, more and more we are witnessing the spirit of religion both attack and influence Christians with a spirit of...

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