One of the most popular spiritual ideas today isn’t new at all. It’s the same lie spoken in Eden, repackaged for modern ears. The promise that you are divine, that truth comes from within, and that you can define reality for yourself is the oldest deception in Scripture, and it still shapes how people think about God, truth, and authority today.

When Money Stops Being a Tool and Starts Being a God Most people don’t think of themselves as idol worshipers. That sounds ancient, primitive, or dramatic. Golden calves, stone statues, pagan temples. That stuff feels far removed from modern life. But idols didn’t disappear. They just got smarter, quieter, and socially acceptable. Money sits at the front of the line. There’s a saying people repeat casually, almost jokingly: “Everyone has a price.” It’s meant to sound realisti

A lot of people hear the word “hypocrite” and think it means, “someone who says one thing and does another.” That’s part of it, but Jesus was aiming deeper than inconsistency. He wasn’t hunting down imperfect people who were still fighting sin. He was exposing something far more deadly: a person who puts on a spiritual costume, builds a religious image, and lives like God is an audience instead of a King. In the Bible, hypocrisy is not mainly about failing. It is about faking