"Do not deceive yourselves. If anyone of you considers himself wise in the ways of the world, let him become a fool, so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in GOD's eyes. To this, Scripture says: GOD catches the wise in their own wisdom. It also says: The LORD knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is useless.
Because of this, let no one boast about human beings, for everything belongs to you; Paul, Apollos, Cephas--life, death, the present and the future. Everything is yours, and you, you belong to CHRIST, and CHRIST is of GOD." - 1 Corinthians 3:18-23
(Everything is yours and you belong to CHRIST. We have here a decisive word on Christian freedom.
On the other hand, remember what non-believing philosophers have said: People created GOD out of their own misery. Whatever was lacking in order for them to feel great and happy, they attributed to a superior being, who had everything. In worshiping HIM, they felt identified with HIM and forgot their own misery. This theory is not completely false: in fact people make idols for themselves, be they singers, athletes or politicians; and they feel happy when their idols have and do everything they themselves cannot do or have. They die for causes not their own and they feel proud of people and institutions that exploit them. A Christian is wary of authority becoming idols: he exists and thinks for himself. Even in the Church he is face to face with GOD with no other intermediary but CHRIST, and he does not indulge in the cult of personalities.)
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