The False Church Dominates the Cultural Christianity

I knew of a woman raised in the Catholic church her entire life who placed Mary above Christ. She never once spoke of Jesus Christ in my presence but continually admired and spoke of Mary as the Queen of Heaven.

This woman was full of pride and admiration for someone she thought she should emulate. Sadly she followed this false Mary to her death as she rejected Jesus Christ. Many people are in this condition, worshiping and admiring someone who does not exist, but in their minds rules heaven.

After the Lord saved my soul from false religion all these lies were exposed and I freely, openly and with great joy rejected all that I had been taught. I had the experience of the Catholic church as well as a protestant upbringing that was more cultural than Spiritual. Thank the Lord my eyes were opened to all the lies in both these "religious" systems that had a form of religion but denied Jesus Christ in practice.

The Bible does speak of the "Queen of Heaven", it refers to the harlot who worships the beast.

Revelation 17:5-8

5 and on her forehead a name was written, a mystery: “BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”

6 And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered greatly.

7 And the angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.

8 “The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who live on the earth, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and will come."

Religious rituals were dominant and superficial in the protestant system as well as the Catholic system. The devil was very clever to make people believe lies under the guise of "religion" but negated Christ by their traditions.

Mark 7:7-9

"7 And in vain do they worship Me,

Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

8 Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”

9 He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition."

In order to be free from false religion and the practices men have made mandate we must ask God to show us truth and be willing to reject anything we were taught that was man-made dishonoring the Word of God. There is far more than you realize that God never commanded and other things He did command that the churches are not obeying.

Follow Christ authentically by seeking Him instead of men.