Religious Spirits

"A religious spirit is a demon which seeks to substitute religious activity for the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives."

"Paul Wrote of his Jewish brethren: "For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge."  No one on earth prayed more, fasted more, read the bible more, had a greater hope in the coming of the Messiah more, or had more zeal for the things of God than the Pharisees.  Yet, they were the greatest opposers of God and his Messiah when he came."