Religion Origins

[berniekruger]

This is an interesting word I once read the definition about in a book.  I had to google this to find it and did.

[Middle English religioun, from Old French religion, from Latin religi, religin-, perhaps from religre, to tie fast; see  rely.]

The original definition I read about is that it meant to bind up, sounds a bit like an antonym to what Christianity should be about.

"Who the Son sets free is free indeed"

as opposed to "binding up"

Comments will be interesting.

[eggi]

Wow! What an interesting observation!

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion [G2356] is vain.
Pure religion [G2356] and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. (Jas 1:26-27 KJV)

G2356
θρησκεία
thrēskeia
thrace-ki'-ah
From a derivative of G2357; ceremonial observance: - religion, worshipping.