{"id":13950,"date":"2021-03-03T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T06:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=13950"},"modified":"2021-03-03T12:43:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T18:43:26","slug":"season-12-episode-3-the-idol-in-the-box-the-religious-false-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2021\/03\/season-12-episode-3-the-idol-in-the-box-the-religious-false-self\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 12: Episode 3 | The Idol in the Box: The Religious False Self"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ruth names it \u2013 this is the most convicting part of the book for any of us who are Christians \u2013 especially for Christian leaders. Steve and Ruth have different reasons it is difficult to acknowledge their religious false self. If anyone thought we were done with the attributes of the false self in the last episode be warned \u2013 Mulholland brings up the list again. \u00a0There is no doubt, our religious false is very dangerous and it is alive and well in all of us. Ruth ends with sharing Mulholland&#8217;s penetrating questions that conclude chapter 3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support the podcast now and immediately receive our Lent bonus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Podcast patrons at any level will receive our brand new revised digital download of Ruth Haley Barton&#8217;s<em> Lent: A Season of Returning<\/em>. 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