Originally Posted by
themanwhocantbemoved
Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus
What if I told you Jesus came to abolish religion
What if I told you voting Republican really wasn't His mission?
What if I told you republican doesn't automatically mean Christian
And just because you call some people blind doesn't automatically give you vision
I mean if religion is so great, why has it started so many wars
Why does it build huge churches, but fails to feed the poor
Tells single moms God doesn't love them if they've ever had a divorce
But in the Old Testament, God actually calls religious people whores
Religion might preach grace, but another thing they practice
Tend to ridicule God's people, they did it to John The Baptist
They can't fix their problems, and so they just mask it
Not realizing religion's like spraying perfume on a casket
See the problem with religion, is it never gets to the core
It's just behavior modification, like a long list of chores
Like let's dress up the outside make it look nice and neat
But it's funny that's what they use to do to mummies while the corpse rots underneath
Now I ain't judging, I'm just saying quit putting on a fake look
Cause there's a problem if people only know you're a Christian by your Facebook
I mean in every other aspect of life, you know that logic's unworthy
It's like saying you play for the Lakers just because you bought a jersey
You see this was me too, but no one seemed to be on to me
Acting like a church kid, while addicted to pornography
See on Sunday I'd go to church, but Saturday getting faded
Acting if I was simply created just to have *** and get wasted
See I spent my whole life building this facade of neatness
But now that I know Jesus, I boast in my weakness
Because 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
Which means I don't have to hide my failure, I don't have to hide my sin
Because it doesn't depend on me it depends on him
See because when I was God's enemy and certainly not a fan
He looked down and said I want, that, man
Which is why Jesus hated religion, and for it he called them fools
Don't you see so much better than just following some rules
Now let me clarify, I love the church, I love the Bible, and yes I believe in sin
But if Jesus came to your church would they actually let him in
See remember he was called a glutton, and a drunkard by religious men
But the son of God never supports self righteousness not now, not then
Now back to the point, one thing is vital to mention
How Jesus and religion are on opposite spectrum
See one's the work of God, but one's a man made invention
See one is the cure, but the other's the infection
See because religion says do, Jesus says done
Religion says slave, Jesus says son
Religion puts you in bondage, while Jesus sets you free
Religion makes you blind, but Jesus makes you see
And that's why religion and Jesus are two different clans
Religion is man searching for God, Christianity is God searching for man
Which is why salvation is freely mine, and forgiveness is my own
Not based on my merits but Jesus's obedience alone
Because he took the crown of thorns, and the blood dripped down his face
He took what we all deserved, I guess that's why you call it grace
And while being murdered he yelled
"Father forgive them they know not what they do."
Because when he was dangling on that cross, he was thinking of you
And he absorbed all of your sin, and buried it in the tomb
Which is why I'm kneeling at the cross, saying come on there's room
So for religion, no I hate it, in fact I literally resent it
Because when Jesus said it is finished, I believe he meant it
oh my! you've only seen one side of the coin bro.. yes religion is not perfect in a way only because
men aren't.. however at one side, Religion is also perfect if we can see its truest essence and not the failures of men who tries to run it.
Jesus may have not started a religion literally, but starting with the 12, then the great commission...
plus the Laws of Love...what do you think Jesus was doing?
of course Jesus was against some Religeous but not Religion itself.
Jesus was referring to posers and fakers..
yes not all religious are faithful but all faithful are religious either in unison or in their own ways.
so you don't have to hate religion just because some or many religious failed to act accordingly.
trust me bai, i've been there and it doesn't bring any good to us..it will only lead us
hating others.
anybody can be religious but the hard part is to be a Christian, if you're able to pull it off...Good for you and i Praise God for it and by what you have seen that many of those who call themselves Catholic or Christian or just anybody who are missing the point, please pray for them instead.
after all, we are not called to play judge but to be witnesses.
i agree on one thing though, Church is not a museum of Good people
but a hospital for broken souls..as Christ came for the sinners..
we all know that in religion we get either of these two things
we either get condemnation or salvation..we have the option to focus and strive for the latter.
Kudos on the poetry by the way, well said.
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