16 Bible Verses about Futile Faith

If Christ has not been raised, then our proclaiming is in vain, and your faith also is in vain.

For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.

But do you want to know, foolish man, that faith apart from works is useless?

I went up by revelation, and I explained to them the Good News which I proclaim among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.'"

If anyone thinks himself to be religious while he does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.

For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you?unless you believed in vain.

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

"What value does the engraved image have, that its maker has engraved it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he who fashions its form trusts in it, to make mute idols?

"Those who trust in engraved images, who tell molten images, 'You are our gods' will be turned back. They will be utterly disappointed.

who tell wood, 'You are my father;' and a stone, 'You have brought me out:' for they have turned their back to me, and not their face; but in the time of their trouble they will say, 'Arise, and save us.' "But where are your gods that you have made for yourselves? Let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble: for according to the number of your cities are your gods, Judah.

Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they do not speak. They have eyes, but they do not see. They have ears, but they do not hear. They have noses, but they do not smell.read more.
They have hands, but they do not feel. They have feet, but they do not walk, neither do they speak through their throat. Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.

Be careful that you do not let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,