satan always appeals to the deepest hidden aspect of humankind, pride, thus false religion appeals to the 'work for it to get the reward'.
Sacraments and rituals are appealing directly to our weakest aspect, our pride of self.
satan started that assault in the Garden with Eve. The rituals and works aspect to the religion started by Nimrod's master, through Numrod's pride, and the mutation of that prideful religion as Semiramis fashioned it having satan impelling her to fashion her version to have a 'lookalike' fraud of Mary and Jesus (which Catholiciism embraces in soades). IT is an indication that the religion is satan's handiwork. It shows up in EVERY religion except Christianity.
Why?
Because it strikes at the most fundamental aspect of the human psyche, self worth. In Christianity we are shown the ABCs of salvation, beginning with the truth that there is nothing righteous in us so we must be kept spiritually separate from the Perfect Righteousness of God, UNLESS we accept the Grace of God in Christ which imoputes His righteousness to us, individually.
The imputation of His righteousness comes by faith alone in Christ alone, when we believe (the "B" in the ABCs) God sent Jesus for our salvation and raised Him from the dead as Proof of His purpose and Gift.
When confession to GOD is made that one believes God's Promise, He, GOD, cleanses the sin-laden spirit and then abides therein imparting eternal life to the individual ((1 John 3:9).
Only God can do this thing. It cannot be earned by a sin nature we inherit from Adam. Thus Christianity is opposite the false religions which appeal to pride of self.
Why did Cain murder his brother, Abel? Wasn't it sourced in Cain's pride of what he produced by his hand? Why was Abel's sacrifice acceptable before God? No pride of works, just relying on substitutionary innocence. Why does The word of God tell us that David was a man after God's own heart? When one discerns that, there is a joy not matched by any human endeavor, for it is the essence of Grace to the humble one, in confession to GOD and cleansing from unrighteousness by faith alone in HIS work not ours.