Ed GalisewskiAddressing the concept of man made additions to the faith - “These additions-standards, practices, and allegiances supposedly created for our spiritual beneï¬t-have had the opposite effect.
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The article above is talking about the fact that "man made additions" to the faith has had the opposite effect of what was intended. Which means that they are not pleasing to God and are not acceptable to God because they are not of God.
Source: A Simpler Faith: Hope For Those Who Struggle With Church
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