"This is a time in God when we must allow Him to sharpen our spiritual discerners. I believe the Bible supports the fact that every believer has a certain level of discernment given to him or her.
Romans 8 says the sons and daughters of God are led by His Spirit. First Corinthians 2:15 tells us that he who is spiritual judges, or discerns, all things. First John 4:1 says that as believers we must "try" (dokimazo, which means to test, examine and prove) the spirits to judge whether they are of God. And Hebrews 5:14 says, "strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." This Scripture clearly tells us that there are born-again believers who have (1) matured in the area of discerning spirits by reason of use; and (2) exercised to discern both good and evil. In 1 Corinthians, Paul emphasized that he was teaching by the Holy Ghost, comparing spiritual things to spiritual things (2:4). In doing this, he identified the enemy that would hinder true discernment of the things of God the natural man." In the occult world this is a term for a believer who walks by what he sees instead of by faith in God. Participants in occult activity believe they can easily curse a "natural man." Paul said the natural man would not receive the things of the spirit because they are foolishness to him. He goes on to say the natural man cannot know the deeper things of God because they are spiritually discerned (1 Cor. 2:14). The curse of the natural man is the fruit of religion. It has a form of godliness, but it denies the power thereof (2 Tim. 3:5)." - Kimberly Daniels
Once again, proving her bankruptcy when it comes to scripture, the natural man referred to in these verses does not refer to believers but the exact opposite. In fact, someone who says they are a believer but walks by what he sees instead of faith may in fact not be a believer. These verses however are contrasting how the unbeliever cannot understand the things of God because they do not have the indwelt Holy Spirit to lead them into all truth. Spiritual things are discerned only through the spirit of God but why in the world would your theology start by eradicating His word! Regarding the Hebrews verse - exactly how do we discern good from evil apart from His word! Keep in mind that the scheme persists here and that is to have people not listen to the word but instead trust charlatans like Kimberly Daniels with her eight homes with mortgages paid by the church she runs.
There are many things religious people do not believe in that are scriptural. They deny the power of things such as women in ministry, speaking in tongues, casting out devils and more. They are distracted by and drawn to things that concern the outer appearance. Apparel and programs become the agenda of their everyday worship, and there is no spirit or truth in any of it. The sad part is that there are demons behind these religious acts, and they run rampant in churches. The religious spirit is the strongest spirit I have warred against as a believer. This is a devil that you will waste your time trying to cast out if you do not deal with its essence. The essence of the religious spirit is a garment of bondage or a cloak of deception that must be removed before true deliverance can take place." - Kimberly Daniels
Ahh, and we come to it. The reason behind the need for Daniels to write this article. She knows full well the bible forbids women from being pastors, but she obviously makes a great deal of money from fleecing her flock so anyone who correctly handles the word is deemed, "religious." It also is not "women in ministry" as that is a red herring. The issue is women teaching or preaching in roles superior to men. Tongues is also perfectly biblical but not the baby babble Daniels and all of Charismania practice. Lapsing into "ashondmondashabadabadingdong" is not a heavenly language. Her adding the casting out of devils here is clearly self-serving as well since that is her primary church grift. She does not war against anything but the law who continues to expose her criminality. The essence of religious spirit, cloak of deception, garment of bondage? All charismatic buzz words that have zero biblical basis and are designed to scratch itching ears and make you sound super-spiritual. Thankfully we have the bible to debunk this pseudo-spiritual gobbledygook.
"There are principalities that rule over every religious network, and Scripture proves this easily. First Corinthians 2:7-8 says: "But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory, which none of the princes of this world knew; for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory" (emphasis added). Note that the word princes is related to the word principality in the original Greek. We know that physical people killed Jesus. It is also safe to say religious people called for His execution. Despite this, the Bible makes reference to higher powers than the people who killed Jesus. Ephesians 2 talks about the prince of the power of the air that rules over the children of disobedience. The people carried out the orders, but the orders were written in the second heaven. The devil used the tool of religion to kill the Lord of glory. The good thing about this Scripture is that even though the devil's plan was completed, he had no understanding of what he was doing. The Bible says if he had known what he was doing, he would not have done it. Glory to God!" - Kimberly Daniels
This sounds so spiritual but the premise of the usage of princes somehow alluding to principalities is not supported. What the text simply means is that if those in charge, both rulers of Israel and Rome, had known the hidden wisdom that belonged to God alone regarding His plan for the salvation of the world, they never would have crucified Him. This of course reinforces the notion that Christ Himself said when he declared that no man is responsible for His death for He willingly lays down His life. Does this woman even own a bible? It had very little to do with "religion" and even if you want to butcher that, Christianity is not Judaism and the majority of the bible is about the business of religion. What is demonic, is false religion. What is of the devil is false teaching. What is absolutely depraved, and evil is this teaching that seeks to marginalize scripture in the lives of believers.
"If you are a believer and you feel like you have not been taking advantage of your spiritual discernment, it's not too late. Sharpening your discerner requires spiritual discipline first of all. As with working out in the natural, the most difficult part of the regimen is developing the discipline to stick to it. As you get started, first ask yourself, "Am I a religious person?" If you are not sure, here are some indicators of religion:
You are a regimented person; any change in your schedule upsets you in an unusual way.
