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On january 10, 2012, jefferson bethke uploaded why i hate religion but love jesus, a spoken word youtube video. Why i think jesus hates religion and you should, too. Oct 27, 20 jefferson bethke, author of the book, jesus religion. I have been so so blessed by this book by jeff bethke. Jesusreligion will help readers abandon dead, dry, rulekeeping and embrace the promise of being truly known and deeply loved.
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In his first book, jesus religion, jefferson bethke helps us understand that there is a big different between the rulekeeping of religion and the freedom in obedience we should have in the saving grace of jesus. Jefferson bethke why i hate religion, but love jesus genius. The resounding theme of the book is everything is about jesus, its a message of the love of god through his son. That video led to a book, which led to more videos, including this bible study, and here we are now.
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