1. Unholy Judgment Spirit of Religion Faultfinder /Accuser of the Brethren

2. Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. Mat 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Mat 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

3. Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Mat 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye ?

4. Mat 7:1 "Stop judging so that you will not be judged. Mat 7:2 Otherwise, you will be judged by the same standard you use to judge others. The standards you use for others will be applied to you.

5. Mat 7:3 So why do you see the piece of sawdust in another believer's eye and not notice the wooden beam in your own eye? Mat 7:4 How can you say to another believer, 'Let me take the piece of sawdust out of your eye,' when you have a beam in your own eye? Mat 7:5 You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye. Then you will see clearly to remove the piece of sawdust from another believer's eye.

6. Luk_6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: Mat_5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Mat 5:44 But I tell you this: Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you. Mat 5:45 In this way you show that you are children of your Father in heaven. Joh_7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment

7. Faultfinder Definition of FAULTFINDER : one given to faultfindingfaultfinding [count] : a person who criticizes someone or something often in a way that is not fair or reasonable : a person who tends to find fault

8. Synonyms: carper, castigator, censurer, criticizer, disparager, critic, hypercritic, knocker, nitpicker Related Words: condemner, denouncer; belittler, decrier, denigrator, derider, detractor; assailant, attacker,denouncerbelittler decrierdenigratorderider detractorassailantattacker

9. crucifiercrucifier; criticaster, hairsplitter, pettifogger, quibbler; admonisher, haranguer, railer, ranter, rebuker, reproacher, reprover, scold, upbraider; bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, fusser, griper, grouch, grouser, grumbler, whinercriticasterhairsplitter pettifoggerquibbler admonisherharanguerrailer ranterrebukerreproacher reproverscoldupbraider bellyachercomplainercrybaby fussergripergrouchgrouser grumblerwhiner

10. Gal 5:19 Now, the effects of the corrupt nature are obvious: illicit sex, perversion, promiscuity, Gal 5:20 idolatry, drug use, hatred, rivalry, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambition, conflict, factions, Gal 5:21 envy, drunkenness, wild partying, and similar things. I've told you in the past and I'm telling you again that people who do these kinds of things will not inherit the kingdom of God. (red words are works involved in unholy religion and faultfinding)

11. Gal 5:22 But the spiritual nature produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Gal 5:23 gentleness, and self- control. There are no laws against things like that. Gal 5:24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their corrupt nature along with its passions and desires.

12. Gal 5:25 If we live by our spiritual nature, then our lives need to conform to our spiritual nature. Gal 5:26 We can't allow ourselves to act arrogantly and to provoke or envy each other.

13. Guard against giving place to a faultfinding spirit.Not only can faultfinding (criticism, and finger pointing) be a work of the flesh, it can also give place to a demonic spirit that specializes in inspiring people to find fault with every person and every thing we encounter..

14. Just as James reveals to us how the works of the flesh of bitter envy and self seeking can progress from the fleshly realm to the demonic realm, so also can any work of the flesh. Satan and his imps are more than willing to help us sin. If we give place to sin repeatedly we will usually take on a corresponding spirit of darkness to help us out.

15. If we give place to sin repeatedly we will usually take on a corresponding spirit of darkness to help us out. People who start out being critical as a work of the flesh eventually give place to a demon spirit of faultfinding

16. When people take on this spirit, they can become very harsh and critical of everyone and everything. They become legalistic like the Pharisees that were so quick to point out that the disciples were eating with unwashed hands or that Jesus cured someone on the Sabbath.

17. Faultfinders always have issues. They are grumblers and complainers. These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage (Jude 15). They are also usually scoffers. People become the brunt of their proud, snide humor.

18. People who have this spirit, spread slander, gossip and malicious rumors throughout the body of Christ. They are not afraid to speak evil of those in spiritual authority over them. But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves (Jude 10). (Read Jude)

19. Those given to this spirit must have their mouths stopped or they will wreck havoc. Paul instructs Titus, "whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households…" (Titus 1:11). Usually the person who has this type of spirit, prays very little if they are a Christian. They live for the flesh and have taken on a spirit of pride. They are basically selfish, self- centered and would rather have their own way, than yield for the good of the Church, home,work and friends etc.

20. Reasons for Fault-finding. 1. Prayerlessness Prayer keeps us focused on the Lord and filled with the Holy Spirit. This brings forth the fruit of the Spirit, causing us to overlook faults and flaws of others, and respond to people in a righteous way. Prayerlessness has the opposite effect. When we don't pray, we begin to notice every fault and flaw of our brothers and sisters. Everyone irritates us. We become critical and resentful of how they treat us, even when they haven't intentionally done anything to hurt us.

21. Carnal gossipers love to fault-find. Otherwise what would there be to gossip about. If believers would mind their own business and be about the business of the Kingdom there would be little time to fault-find. When we stay in prayer we realize we have much to work on ourselves and we also become very understanding of the shortcomings of others. We "consider our selves lest we also be tempted" Gal. 6:1

22. 2. Living for the Flesh The person who lives for the flesh loves to persecute the person who lives in the Spirit. It has always been this way. People who profess Christ, but don't want to pay the price to live for Christ resent those who do pay the price to live for Him. Some believers are like that. They want to shine with the presence of the Holy Spirit. They want the joy of the Spirit.

23. They want the anointing to see powerful results when they pray, but they don’t want to spend the time on their face in the presence of the Lord to receive that kind of anointing. They don’t want to come away from worldly, fleshly desires When we stop living for the flesh gossiping and faultfinding will leave our lives. If we live for the flesh we will always find something to complain about.

24. . The Sin of Familiarity. He/She doesn't know how to honor a man or woman of God (each other) and yet understand his human side. It is a serious thing to come against the Lord's anointed( all are annointed). We call this the sin of familiarity - when people disrespect each other because they get close enough to you to see that you're just human. This can be a fatal mistake. We must learn that God puts His ministry gifts into human vessels. We must learn to respect one another get critical of their little quirks and personality traits.

25. 5. Ingratitude Most people with a critical spirit are ungrateful for their own blessings. Critical people are miserable people. They have lost their joy for living because they have failed to see all the blessings God has bestowed upon them. The Bible says, "all things by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving..." (Phil 4:6). I firmly believe that thanksgiving is attached to prayer and supplication. It is difficult to have a consistent attitude of gratitude without a heart of prayer.

26. Religious : relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity 2: of, relating to, or devoted to religious beliefs or observances 3a : scrupulously and conscientiously faithful

27. 1. THE FIRST CHARACTERISTIC OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT IS POWERLESSNESS: 2 Tim 3:5 Having a FORM of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (KJV)

28. THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IS THE POWEROF GOD UNTO SALVATION, HEALING, DELIVERANCE AND A WHOLE- SOMENESS OF SPIRIT, SOUL AND BODY. THE WORD OF GOD IS QUICK AND POWERFUL, IT HAS HAS CREATIVE LIFE

29. 2. ANOTHER CHARACTERISTIC OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT IS TOALWAYS FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AROUND YOU. ITS THE TENDENCY TO SEE OUR PRIMARY MISSIONAS TEARING DOWN WHAT WE BELIEVE IS WRONG. THE RELIGIOUS SPIRIT HAS AN INCLINATION TO SEE MORE OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE OR OTHER CHURCHES THAN WHAT IS RIGHTWITH THEM.

30. 3. THE THIRD CHARACTERISTIC OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT IS MANIFESTED IN A PERSON THAT IS ALWAYS TRYING TO FIX WHAT'S WRONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE AS IF THEY WERE APPOINTEDBY GOD WITH THIS MISSION.

31. 4. THE FOURTH CHARACTERISTIC OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT IS ASENSE THAT WE ARE CLOSER TO GOD THAN OTHER PEOPLE ORTHAT OUR LIVES AND MINISTRIES ARE MORE PLEASING TO GOD. 5. THE FIFTH CHARACTERISTIC OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT IS THE TENDENCY TO COMEPARE OURSELVES TO OTHERS WE THINK ARE LESS SPIRITUAL THUS BUILDING UP OURSELVES WHILE TEARING DOWN OTHERS. THIS WORK IN REVERSE AS WELL.

32. 6. JEALOUSY IS THE SIXTH CHARACTERISTIC OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT. THIS IS THE TENDENCY TO BE SUSPICIOUS OF OR TO OPPOSE NEW MOVEMENTS, CHURCHES OR MINISTRIES. SOMETIMES IT CAN ATTACK FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE TRYING TO DRAW CLOSE TO JESUS

33. 7. THE SEVENTH CHARACTERISTIC OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT IS A MECHANICAL PRAYER LIFE. WHEN WE START FEELING RELIEF WHEN OUR PRAYER TIME IS OVER WITH THE ONE WE LOVE WE ARE BEING MOTIVATED BY A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT.

34. 8. THE EIGHTH CHARACTERISTIC OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT IS DOING THINGS IN ORDER TO BE NOTICED AND ACCEPTED BY MEN. 9. THE NINTH CHARACTERISTIC OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT IS GLORYING MORE IN WHAT GOD HAS DONE IN THE PAST THAN WHAT HE IS DOING IN THE PRESENT. THE FOCUS IS ON THE PASTAND OUR FUTURE IS ABORTED.

35. 10. THE TENTH CHARACTERISTIC OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT IS KEEPING SCORE ON OUR SPIRITUAL LIVES. THIS INCLUDES FEELING BETTER ABOUT OURSELVES BECAUSE WE GO TO MORE MEETINGS, READ OUR BIBLES MORE, OR DO MORE THINGS FOR THE LORD THAN MOST OTHER CHRISTIANS.

36. OTHER MAJOR CHARECTERISTICS INFLEXABILITY THIS REPRESENTS PEOPLE WHO ARE UN- WILLING TO CHANGE THEY ARE UNWILLING TO CHANGE THE TIME OF THE SERVICE, THE DAY YOU MEET, THE COLOR OF THE CARPET OR THE LENGTH OF THE CANDLES IN THE CHURCH.

37. PERFECTIONISM IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT. PERFECTIONIST CANNOT TOLERATE MISTAKES OR FAILURES IN THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. THEY ARE CONSTANTLY SITTING IN JUDGEMENT OTHERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SPIRIT OF JUDGEMENT AND CRITICISM THAT IS AT WORK IN THEIR OWN LIVES.

38. THE NEXT CHARACTERISTIC OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT IS LEGALISM. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO TRY TO CONTROL, REGULATE OR COVER THEIR PROBLEMS BY FOLLOWING A LIST OF RULES AND TRADITIONS IMPOSED ON THEM BY OTHER RELIGIOUS SYSTEMS. THEY WILL ALSO BE ADAMITE THAT OTHERS AGREE WITH THEIR OPINIONS. THOSE THAT DO NOT WILL BE SHUNNED OR ASSAULTED

39. EXCESSIVE GUILT WHICH MOTIVATES A PERSON TO WORK FOR GOD TO BE ACCEPTED BY HIM AS A COVERING FOR HIS SIN IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT.THIS SPIRIT CAN PREVENT A PERSON FROM SIMPLY WALKING IN YAHWEY’S GRACE FOR THEMSELVES OR OTHERS

40. The feeling of 'never being good enough' is a dead giveaway, because it shows that the person is trying to make things right with God themselves and not relying on the work of Christ, which already paid their debt in full. Thinking that you can do things apart from God is another dead-giveaway. Jesus made it very clear that apart from Him, you can do nothing:

41. Religious spirits are more interested in judgment than forgiveness Somebody who has religious spirits will often be more interested in seeing somebody 'pay' or be punished for their wrongdoing, than they are in seeing the person repent and receive the forgiveness and grace of God.

42. Do you feel like you've been wronged, and that person deserves justice for what they've done to you? This may very well be the workings of a religious spirit. Remember, religious spirits are more interested in justice and punishment than mercy and forgiveness. Feeling this way is actually a form of pride, because it holds you up on a righteous pedestal while it sees the other person as a sinner who deserves to be repaid for the wrong they've done.

43. Isa. 52:2: Shake thyself from the dust; and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

44. Father, I confess that, in the past, I held unforgiveness, and sometimes bitterness and resentment in my heart against certain people who hurt or disappointed me.I now recognize this as a sin and confess it as sin, for You have said in your word that if we confess our sin, you are faithful and just to forgive us our sin and to cleanse us of all Unrighteousness.

45. I now freely forgive all these people and ask you to bless them if they are living. I also forgive myself for all my many faults and failures, for you have freely forgiven me Thank you father for freedom from the load of unforgiveness, bitterness and resentment, in the name of Jesus. Father, I confess to you, that in the past, through ignorance, through curiosity or willfully, I came into contact with certain religious activities. I now recognize this as sin and confess it as sin. I claim forgiveness, in the name of Jesus.

46. 3. I also renounce and confess as sin any oath which I have taken by any false god and any idolatrous practices in which I have been involved. Satan, I rebuke you, in the name of Jesus, and I am closing any door which I or my ancestors may have opened to you and your demons, in the name of Jesus.

47. 5. I renounce satan all his demons, I declare them my enemies and I command them to get out of my life completely, in the name of Jesus. In the name of Jesus Christ, I now claim deliverance from any and all evil spirits which may be in me (Joel 2:28). Once and for all, I close the door in my life to all occult practices and command all related spirits to leave me now, in the name of Jesus.

48. 7. I break every curse of family destruction, in the name of Jesus. 8. I release myself from the hold of any religious spirit strongman, in the name of Jesus. 9. I command all spirits of religion to loose their hold upon my life, in the name of Jesus.

49. Judgementalism self-righteousness religious pride criticism legalism perfectionism division error (doctrinal falsehood) unbelief doubt

50. confusion Argumentive/CONTENTIOUS false holiness salvation by works guilt condemnation fear of losing salvation fear of God (unhealthy, scared feeling) intolerance

51. Externalism Religious murder Lust and ambition for recognition Condemnation St. Ann St. Elizabeth Lust and ambition for position Lust and ambition for power and control in religious matters False love False gifts False compassion False tongues False word of wisdom

52. O Religious dominance Self-serving Selfishness Greed No love No compassion Pretense Robbing Cheating Religious coldness False oaths Blockages Rigid Theology Construction Nimrod Semiramis Tammuz Hatred of the truth

53. Good works Mind control Unworthiness Accuser of the Brethren