Avoid Makeup Religion.

My Thoughts exactly. Willy Wonka beat me to the punch!

Not exactly a wrong video, but in my opinion, quite a hasty conclusion. The premise is that religion is evil. I will tell you right up front, religion is no evil. The basis of this ideology is that religion is empty and without Jesus, which was the problem with the Pharisee's theology to begin with. They did say DO, and they also said that those who do not DO are therefore condemned.

Jesus said himself that he did not come to dismantle the law, but to fulfill it. (Matthew 5:17) The law remains to every dot on an 'i' and every cross of a 't'. (Matthew 5:18)

Ritual, religion, and works are all very empty when they are pure forms, but you breath into ritual the life of believers, religion the zeal of love, and works the grace of our Saviour, you end up with a beautiful skin on a healthy body.

The love of Jesus, the Grace of Yahweh, and our zeal of love should drive us to obey all the forms and rituals of righteous living and obedience, and if they don't it is like a meth addict. The results aren't immediately visible, but soon enough, after the health of their bones is taken away, the results come out on the outside. Their eyes sink, their skin breaks out, and the religion of cosmetics comes out to hide it up.

So, I have no doubt that this man will grow in grace and the love of Jesus, but the video is misleading. The religion he refers to is that of emptiness and falsity. The fatal error comes from a lack of discerning what Religion is.

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

James 1:26-27

I would like to see much more of this sort of thing happening. Instead of the people being obsessed in the religion of the government doing religion for them, I for one would like to see the people of God take a bit more initiative in the area of caring for the poor. There is a reason that America is the only country in which poverty creates obesity. It is because our welfare system is messed up.

The Cause was made for people like this. These ones, the weak in faith, and the poor in spirit, the povertous need Jesus, and what better way to feed them and clothe them, whether they realize it is from the church or not? That is one of the best things about helping a person, namely, that they never knew where it came from. It makes me happy.

So do, and do well. Run to receive the prize. Pray continually. (1 Thessalonians 5:17) Keep Jesus the reason. Spread the wealth. You don't need the government to do that for you. Jesus allows and even commands us to do it ourselves. It is not until true religion is practiced that we will see a great sunrise of faith in our nation.