“No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.” (2 Corinthians 11:14)
Jesus preached more against the religious of His day than anyone else. There is a reason for that. World religions have long been the bastion of Satan. He loves religion as long as it is not built upon Christ and His Word.
The religious man feels safe in his traditions and genuflections of worship. The man who feels safe doesn’t try and flee the danger of sin and temptation because he believes himself already perfectly fine. The Pharisees religiosity blinded them to their own sinfulness. Traditions, rote prayers, and a heritage of religion were enough to callous their hearts.
Satan disguises rebellion against God as spirituality all the time. Make sure you know what you believe because merely believing something isn’t good enough.
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites