After posting that video titled "Why I hate religion but love Jesus" earlier this week, I was increasingly torn by the rhetoric. It reminded me of how politicians use snazzy slogans and 30 second sound bites to try and make their point while dealing with extremely complex issues.
It was a bit of providence to run across this quote from Allen Peek today...it sums up my inner thoughts quite nicely.
I think I’m going to stop saying, “I hate religion.”
Without clarification, that statement doesn’t altogether square with the Bible. To be Biblical I should say something like, “I hate useless religion but I love pure and undefiled religion.” I must do better at making this distinction because:
1) I don’t hate pure and undefiled religion – Biblical Christianity, the religion grounded on the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ
2) Without clarification, "I hate religion," confuses unbelieving people.
I must make distinctions (as we see throughout the Bible) about all the other false world religions and even the false “christian” sects/cults which are all characterized by works-righteousness (all of them are useless). But, I must be Biblical in how I go about voicing those distinctions - as opposed to simply saying, “I hate religion.”
Make NO mistake about it – Biblical Christianity is “pure and undefiled RELIGION.” All other religion is worthless.
To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.” Titus 1:15
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