Syncretism

When a person mixes a lie with the truth he gets a lie. I refer to the blending/mixing of beliefs and practices into a single faith. This is called syncretism. In Christianity there is no room for this. Truth produces truth. Truth produces faith. Truth produces power. There is only one Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit agrees with the Word of God. It has never, ever disagreed with the Word of God. The Word of God is holy. One example of syncretism is produced as a result of an erroneous practice of the Roman Catholic Church. The practice of devotion to the saints. This is not allowed by the Word of God; yet it is practiced by the Catholic Church. For example: some Catholic believers in Latin America, especially Native Americans worship at Roman Catholic Churches on Sunday but pray to nature deities during the week. Among the descendants of enslaved Africans, belief in West African deities is combined with Roman Catholic devotion to the Saints. Called condomble in Brazil, Santeria in Cuba, and Voodoo in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. These African based religions have thousands of followers in Latin American and among Latin American immigrants to the United States. Every nation that practices these religions is a third world nation. Is it a problem? Yes, it is a problem. Why? Because such beliefs have no moral parameters, no authority, and very little spiritual power. The only solution to the problem is exposure to the truth. "The truth shall make you free." The syncretic practices cause enslavement. Only the truth can free them.