Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Spoken Word

A poem I wrote to highlight the difference between Jesus and false religion. In the scriptures Jesus received the most opposition from the most religious people of his day. At it's core Jesus' gospel and the good news of the Cross is in pure opposition to self-righteousness/self-justification. Religion is man centered, Jesus is God-centered. This poem highlights my journey to discover this truth. Religion either ends in pride or despair. Pride because you make a list and can do it and act better than everyone, or despair because you can't do your own list of rules and feel "not good enough" for God. With Jesus though you have humble confident joy because He represents you, you don't represent yourself and His sacrifice is perfect putting us in perfect standing with God the Father. Wanna support a good cause and also wear something that sparks conversation? Peep the Jesus is greater than religion shirts. (a fat chunk of proceeds goes to sustaining and providing resources, food, and help to homeless and downtrodden. Read more about where the proceeds go under '3Sixty house' on site!) - www.gratefulapparel.com website: www.jeffbethke.com Facebook www.facebook.com Video Editor email: [email protected] Twitter: www.twitter.com Video website: www.cikproductions.com music by Tony Anderson www.soundcloud.com iTunes of soundtrack: itunes.apple.com To contact regarding booking, speaking, etc email with "speaking request" in subject line for easier organization <b>...</b>