1. The Nature of Diabolical Religion, Pt. 3
Mark 3:1-6

2. The Nature of Diabolical Religion, Pt. 3
Mar 10:45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

3. The Nature of Diabolical Religion, Pt. 3
Finds fault with Jesus Christ.
Rejects the Deity of Jesus Christ.
Is devoid of love.
Treasures ritual over relationship.
Man’s word is the final authority.
Rituals/Rules trump human needs.

4. The Nature of Diabolical Religion, Pt. 3
Exo 31:14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

5. The Nature of Diabolical Religion, Pt. 3
Finds fault with Jesus Christ.
Rejects the Deity of Jesus Christ.
Is devoid of love.
Treasures ritual over relationship.
Man’s word is the final authority.
Rituals/Rules trump human needs.
Seeks to destroy Jesus Christ.

6. The Hard Heart (spiritual callousness)
Angers Jesus Christ.
Psa 78:20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? 21 Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; 22 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

7. The Hard Heart (spiritual callousness)
Angers Jesus Christ.
Grieves Jesus Christ.
Psa 95:10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways: 11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.

8. The Hard Heart (spiritual callousness)
Angers Jesus Christ.
Grieves Jesus Christ.
Rejects the Word of God.
Heb 3:7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: 9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

9. The Hard Heart (spiritual callousness)
Mat 19:7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? 8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

10. The Hard Heart (spiritual callousness)
Angers Jesus Christ.
Grieves Jesus Christ.
Rejects the Word of God.
Destroys marriages.

11. The Hard Heart (spiritual callousness)
Top 10 reasons for divorce (per marriage.com)
Infidelity
Money
Lack of communication
Constant arguing
Weight gain
Unrealistic expectations
Lack of intimacy
Lack of equality
Not being prepared for marriage
Abuse.

12. The Hard Heart (spiritual callousness)
Angers Jesus Christ.
Grieves Jesus Christ.
Rejects the Word of God.
Destroys marriages.
Pro 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.