Superficiality Destroys

Superficiality is always dangerous, it ignores the deeper wisdom, the truth beneath the surface in favor of feeling oriented nonsense.

The deeper wisdom below the surface is where the answers and solutions reside.

Sin and error is the result of superficiality. When most of the population in any culture focuses on feelings and personal freedom, we have anarchy against God's principles.

When "religion" dominates rather than true spirituality, we have a system of rules concocted by unspiritual people to control others.

They are not so much interested in God's solutions but rather they are interested in appearing righteous while under the surface rages a self-rightousness that destroys and misleads.

Mark 7:13 "13 Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so” in many such matters."

It is human nature to make rules we think are good that ultimately glorify ourselves. When we delve deeply into God's Word, seeking Him in prayer, we can enjoy our freedom in Christ without adding rules and regulations to keep people under control.

We can have faith that preaching the Word is enough, extra Biblical humanistic rules only detract from God's messages.

To add to God's Word is lying, it is claiming that God said something He never said. If our heart is honest and humble we will seek God for truth, willing to throw off anything that doesn't match with His principles.

Matthew 15:1-7 "15 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”
3 He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’
5 But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”
6 he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God.
7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
8 “‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”

We have many concepts in modern Christendom that come from secular psychology, they are not only not Biblical they negate God's purposes.

If we are to follow Christ we must ask HIM to show us truth!