Oh, how I hate religion* birthed unknowingly in so many churches …

At 13 I became radically saved.

Oh, how I hate when religion pushes you to perform in the name of holiness…

At 16 I started teaching the Bible and never stopped.

Oh, how I hate when religion creates fear to drive you close to Him…

At 20 I was the leader of a university campus ministry.

Oh, how I hate when religion says it is never finished even though Jesus said it was…

At 22 I was in mental bondage as a Christian from fearing I wasn’t good enough which I got in church.

Oh, how I hate when religion is scared of fun because we have to take God so serious…

At 24 I asked God to take me home because it was too hard to be a Christian.

Oh, how I hate when good Christians come back from church in more bondage than when they went…

At 24 I wanted to commit suicide because of fear of disappointing God.

Oh, how I hate when ministers beat the sheep verbally in the name of fostering purity…

At 24 I was sure that I would.

Oh, how I hate when sincere hungry people drop out of church because they find only condemnation…

At 24 God graciously delivered me and showed me what He really was like.

Oh, I hate how I have to do deliverance on Christians that got their demons in religious churches…

I recently met someone just like I was at 24.

May we in the church stop hurting ourselves more than the devil does…

They were a sincere Christian who asked to commit suicide for fear of displeasing God.

May we all be delivered from incorrect pictures of the God of the Bible…

* Religion – Definition: What we have to do to get God’s approval.