Why I Hate Religion

Text: Matthew 23; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; Luke 10:25-37

One evening a wealthy man was riding in his limousine when he saw two men along the road eating grass. Disturbed, he yelled at his driver to stop and got out to investigate. He asked one man "Why are you eating the grass?" "Well, we don't have any money for food" the poor man replied. "So we have to eat grass." "Well then, come with me to my house and I'll feed you" the wealthy man said. "But sir, I also have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree." "Ok, bring them along too" the he replied.

Turning to the other poor man he stated, "You come with us, also." The second man, in a pitiful voice, then said, "But sir, I also have a wife and seven children with me!" "Very well then, bring them all" the wealthy man answered. They all piled into the limousine, which was no easy task. Once under way, one of the poor fellows turned to the wealthy man and said, "Sir, you are truly too kind…Thank you for taking all of us with you. The wealthy man replied, "No problem, glad to do it. You'll really love my place. The grass is almost a foot high."

Now it seemed like this guy had a great big heart at first didn’t it? He appeared to be filled with compassion for these needy families but then, we saw his true heart; he wasn’t really helping at all. He might have been mistaken for a religious compassionate guy, but he was not truly righteous.

What’s the difference between being religious and being righteous? Well, that’s what this short video on spoken word poetry is about. It tells of the differences between religion and true Christianity in Jesus. Check below for excerpts.

Here are excerpts from the video:

Just because you call some people blind doesn’t automatically give you vision.

If Religion is so great

Why does it start so many wars?

Why does it build huge churches

But fails to feed the poor?

Religion might preach grace but another thing they practice.

Religion is like spraying perfume on a casket.

There is a problem if people only know

You are a Christian by your Facebook.

If grace is water, then the church should be an ocean.

It’s not a museum for good people,

It’s a hospital for the broken.

Jesus and religion are on opposite spectrum:

One is the work of God

But one is a man made invention;

One is the cure,

The other is the infection.

Religion says do,

Jesus says done.

Religion says slave,

Jesus says son.

 Religion puts you in bondage

But Jesus sets you free.

Religion makes you blind

But Jesus makes you see.

Religion is man searching for God

Christianity is God searching for man.

*** Above article culled from http://www.bethelbaptistmorristown.org ***

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