7 Identifications of Wicked Religion:
1. It appoints itself as God's representative while it is not. (Matthew 23:2) 
2. It preaches righteousness while it's lifestyle is wretchedness. (Matthew 23:3) 
3. It lays heavy burdens on human beings, puts them in bondage, keeps them there and leads them to hell. (Matthew 23:4, 15) 
4. It appeals to vanity / wicked men's desire to be noticed/exalted/worshiped. (Matthew 23:5-7) 
5. It overrules the Bible as the final rule of faith and practice. (2 Timothy 4:3-4) 
6. It takes its stand against the very people of God. (John 16:2;Zechariah 14:1-4) 
7. It does not exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and His Person alone. (1 Corinthians 1:23-24)
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