RE-LI-GION /rĭ-lĭj′ən/ (noun)
A return to bondage. The word religion is traced to the Latin re meaning “again” and ligare meaning “to bind.”
True freedom and joy in Christ Jesus has none of the trappings found in organized religious institutions with their weekly pagan-originating rituals! "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free . . . if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:32, 36). The Christian believer has been set free from the Law (Rom. 7:4), from sin (Rom. 6:11), and from condemnation (Rom. 8:1).