What is True Religion?

We know that religion can be defined as a list of rules to follow, but in reality it is a personal relationship with God. We see in the book of James that religion is defined incorporating the concept of a relationship with our Savior.

“If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.”  James 1:26,27  NKJV