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 used 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

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 to just have sex 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 spectrums

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' 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 your sin, and He 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