Thematic Bible: Economy
Thematic Bible
FALSE » Economy » God's
They took their wine and gave praise to the gods of gold and silver, of brass and iron and wood and stone.
You are conscious that when you were Gentiles, in whatever way you were guided, you went after images without voice or power.
Has any nation ever made a change in their gods, though they are no gods? but my people have given up their glory in exchange for what is of no profit.
Then the towns of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go crying for help to the gods to whom they have been burning perfumes: but they will give them no salvation in the time of their trouble.
Their land is full of images; they give worship to the work of their hands, even to that which their fingers have made.
But at that time, having no knowledge of God, you were servants to those who by right are no gods:
For though there are those who have the name of gods, in heaven or on earth, as there are a number of gods and a number of lords,
FALSE » Economy » Profession of religion
And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves. And truly you are to them like a love song by one who has a very pleasing voice and is an expert player on an instrument: for they give ear to your words but do them not.
They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.
Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will go into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the pleasure of my Father in heaven.
Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
In the memory that God was their Rock, and the Most High God their saviour. But their lips were false to him, and their tongues were untrue to him;
Give ear to this, O family of Jacob, you who are named by the name of Israel, and have come out of the body of Judah; who take oaths by the name of the Lord, and make use of the name of the God of Israel, but not truly and not in good faith.
And he said, Well did Isaiah say of you, you false ones: These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
FALSE » Economy » Hopes
So is the end of all who do not keep God in mind; and the hope of the evil-doer comes to nothing:
The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.
But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.
For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?
He has said in his heart, I will not be moved: through all generations I will never be in trouble.