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1 TIMOTHY 4:1-2

• Religion is a great shaper & controller of minds, (Psalm 100:3).
• “Die Religion … Ist Das Opium Des Volkes” (Karl Marx).

I. SIGNS OF UNHEALTHY RELIGION: (When Religion Becomes Cultic)

1. The Uneducated & The Immature Are Leading:

• Ecclesiastes 10:16
• 1 Timothy 3:6

2. There Is An Obsession With Titles:

• Mark 10:43-44
• Acts 14:11-15

3. There Is A Preoccupation With Miracles:

• Matthew 12:39
• Revelation 16:13-14

4. There Is An Eschatology Of Escape:

• John 17:15,18
• Luke 19:13

5. There Is An Obsession With Giving:

• 1 Timothy 6:10
• 1 Timothy 3:3

6. The Presence Of Strange Doctrines:

• Hebrews 13:9
• 1 John 4:1

7. The Belief In The Leader’s Infallibility:

• Romans 3:23
• Galatians 2:11

8. The Absence Of Biblical Love:

• John 13:35
• 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

9. Simple Solution:  Keep It All About Jesus!

• John 3:30
• Philippians 1:21