It's true God hates religion. God does hate religion. And the reason is that religion is NOT Relationship. Religion is all about us trying to impress God with large buildings,sacrifices,good works and inspirational cultural achievements. But,and this may be hard to hear. God's just not interested in us impressing HIM.
The reason isn't that surprisingly when i think about it.it's simply that,whilst human achievements might be truly wonderful,our hearts aren't. In fact,the human heart is dreadful.
During Jesus' ministry on earth,there were some who thought that washing their hands might make them clean before God. Jesus responded that it's what comes out of a person's heart that makes them unclean. He said;For out of the heart come evil thought,murder,adultery,sexual immorality,theft,false testimony,slander. These are what make men "unclean";but eating with unwashed hands does not make him"Unclean."
You see,religion is like washing your hands to clean your heart-Hopeless window dressing. He hates that we pretend that religion is the answer. In the Bible,God says,"they worship ME in vain;their teachings are but rules taught by men."
What God wants is RELATIONSHIP,Not on our terms with rules and rituals. HE doesn't want us to do sth to establish RELATIONSHIP with HIM. No,HE's done what needs to be done. You could say,God's already done the religious thing. He sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross to pay for our sin so that we can have friendship with HIM. Jesus' death is the only offering that pleases God. It is the only religious sacrifice that God accepts.
#JesusIsGod.
And say NO to Religion!