Religion itself is bad... if we take an exerpt from the bible, we can see this plainly:
In Matthew 7:6-8, Jesus re-iterates a prophecy by Isiah (this re-iteration is also to be seen in Matthew)
"These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
their teachings are but rules taught by men"
This is religion... Jesus did not call us to this, but a personal relationship with Him and the Father above. If you have chosen to cut yourslef off from God, so be it. Remember though, that God has not cut you off, neither does he condone people fighting over rules that they have made up and expound in His name. In fact, the people that cause others to stumble in this manner will be judged the harshest... (Malachi 2:8-9)
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Religion itself is bad... if we take an exerpt from the bible, we can see this plainly:
In Matthew 7:6-8, Jesus re-iterates a prophecy by Isiah (this re-iteration is also to be seen in Matthew)
"These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
their teachings are but rules taught by men"
This is religion... Jesus did not call us to this, but a personal relationship with Him and the Father above. If you have chosen to cut yourslef off from God, so be it. Remember though, that God has not cut you off, neither does he condone people fighting over rules that they have made up and expound in His name. In fact, the people that cause others to stumble in this manner will be judged the harshest... (Malachi 2:8-9)