psychology, and market-driven church-growth strategies. Though each of these historical developments is very different, all of them share a common rejection of the authority of Scripture. Roman Catholicism exchanged the authority of Scripture for the authority of religious tradition. One of the earliest deceptions to infiltrate the church on a massive scale was sacramentalism—the idea that an individual can connect with God through ritualism or religious ceremony. As sacra-mentalism gained widespread
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