The Antidote For Religion - Nick Brennt - Monday Nights

Nick Brennt breaks down the difference between Jesus and religion, explaining how easy it is to misrepresent Jesus when we get stuck in religious rules. He describes two voices—God’s and Religion’s—and explains that we can tell them apart based on their fruit in our lives. That religion leads to judgment and division, while God’s voice brings life. Using the story of the woman caught in adultery from John 8, Nick shows that religion treats people as enemies, while God calls us to love everyone. Mercy, he says, is the opposite of religion. We can check how religious our own hearts become by how much we seek mercy for others over judgment. To truly represent Jesus in a world full of anger, we need to be all about loving people in every situation.