Last night, while on a run (i want to try to run at least 3 times a week....though I don't like it I realize that I need some sort of exercise in my life), I was listening to my iPod. A friend had given me a bunch of music and I decided to listen to an album by the former guitarist of Korn, Brian "Head" Welch. As I was running and listening the song Die Religion Die came on, and I almost stopped running just to focus on the words. They resonated with me, especially the part about the church and what it truly exists for. I believe the point of this song is that religion can and way too often gets in the way of relationship with God. We make it about rules and regulations when Jesus said, "The truth shall set you free." (not bind you up with other rules and regulations). Our lives should be about relationship, love and grace and not religion (though religion as defined this way..." A religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs."....isn't in itself truly bad. Just when we begin to make up the "moral code" and add to what Jesus was all about "The Kingdom of God." So here are the lyrics to the song:
I'm sick of all your rules
They're so man made
You treat them all like fools
You put my name to shame
I'm everything you're not
I give them love
My ways you have forgot
You put yourselves above
I'll testify
It's time to see Religion die
The truth can't lie
It's time to see Religion die
Who cares?
Who's right?
It's time to see Religion die
I'll crush the fight
It's time to see Religion die
My Church is not inside
You're building walls
On Sundays you all hide
While the world just falls
Now go into the world
And destroy hell
You have authority
Use it for the kill
Children come
Away with me
I want you all
To be mine
I am
Taking back what's mine, and
You've killed too much time with
Pointing all your fingers at your kids that's why they're lost
Try to look deep in their eyes
You will see suicide
Blame it on yourself cuz no one else will pay your price
Your price
Die just
Die Religion
Do not be afraid
Religion is man made
Everything is OK
The rules have just been changed
Here is a video of the song: