Religion is the antithesis of the gospel. The emphasis of religion is about what we are told we have to do for God to love us, accept us or bless us. The gospel is the announcement of what God has done for us in Christ. Religion says ‘do’; the gospel says ‘done’. Religion and the gospel are enemies. Satan is the architect of religion. It is his masterpiece. He failed to destroy Christianity through persecution, but has corrupted it through religion. But the gospel continues to be the power of God unto salvation.