Why I hate religion

Really cool video.

I love these things. I mean, I would never have the courage to do something like this, not only because I am not much of a spitter, rapper, spoken word artist, but also because I feel that this guy speaks from the spirit, and this makes him vulnerable to the world and the people in it who might be offended (and who might sling a contradictory Bible verse or two his way - never mind the fact that he and his detractors probably claim to love the same God as one another, and that the same God  most certainly loves them.)

Why do we have such a problem with Jesus' words "It is finished"? They might be the most beautiful words in all of history - the proclamation by God that creation is reunited with and redeemed by the Creator.

When we insist that Christ's work is insufficient to make us whole, we tend to think more of ourselves than is healthy or true, and less of others than is in keeping with the love we're called to show.