Chapter 6 16 (Matthew 9:16). Manufactured Religion Not Life and Light—There are times before us that will try the souls of men, and there will be need of watchfulness, of the right kind of fasting. This will not be like the fasting of the Pharisees. Their seasons of fasting were occasions of outward ceremony. They did not humble their hearts before God. They were filled with bitterness, envy, malice, strife, selfishness, and self-righteousness. While their heads were bowed in pretended humiliation, they were covetous, full of self-esteem, self-importance. They were oppressive, exacting, proud in spirit.{5BC 1086.1}

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16 (kp. 9,16). Fabriksfremstillet religion er ikke liv og lys. - Der kommer tider foran os der vil prøve menneskesjæle, og der vil være brug for årvågenhed, for den rette faste. Dette vil ikke være som farisæernes faste. Deres fastetider var foranlediget af ydre ceremonier. De ydmygede ikke deres hjerter for Gud. De var fyldt med bitterhed, misundelse, ondsindethed, strid, selviskhed og selvretfærdighed. Medens deres hoveder var bøjet i falsk ydmygelse, var de begærlige, fulde af selvhævdelse og egenvigtighed. De var trykkende, fordringsfulde og stolte i ånd.