13 – False Religion and Cults
Bible Verses
Matthew 7:15 – “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.” (NIV)
John 14:6 – “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’ ” (NIV)
Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” (NIV)
2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” (ESV)
Discussion
False religions and cults are social groups that have theology that is false or distorted or a mixture of teachings and belief systems that do not line up with Biblical Christianity and doctrine. It is often based on works or merit rather than God’s grace and faith in Jesus Christ. They deny the deity of Christ and the trinity, and many of the core teachings and beliefs of the Bible. There are many times a single dynamic leader is elevated and even worshiped. They use other books in addition to or instead of the Bible, but these books are inspired and written by man’s thoughts and opinions, and these, rather than the Bible, are used for their foundational teaching. They usually claim some kind of hidden knowledge or enlightenment, works-based salvation, secrecy, exclusivity, and gaining of privilege, power, and status as you rise up on a man-made hierarchy.
Prayer
Father God, I believe that the written Word of the Holy Bible is true. I acknowledge and believe in the deity of Jesus Christ and the Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I thank You, God, that You have made a way for me through grace by faith in Jesus. I repent and renounce and break every generational curse of free masonry, Buddhism or any other false religion and cults for my life and my entire bloodline, all the way back to Adam and Eve. I break all soul ties with any false prophets, leaders, or teachers. I give them back their souls whole and complete, washed in the Blood of Jesus, and I take back my soul whole and complete, washed in the Blood of Jesus. I ask you, Father, to remove any false teachings or doctrine that I have received, knowingly or unknowingly. I break every curse, every ungodly sacrifice, oath, ungodly covenant, dedication, ceremony, or ritual that was done by me or on my behalf.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.