Thematic Bible: False profession

They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed. Verse Concepts

They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage. Realize that to them you are like a sensual song, a beautiful voice and skilled musician. They hear your words, but they do not obey them.

They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed. Verse Concepts

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven -- only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Verse Concepts

Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart. Verse Concepts

"Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do what I tell you? Verse Concepts

Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth. Verse Concepts

They remembered that God was their protector, and that the sovereign God was their deliverer. But they deceived him with their words, and lied to him.

Listen to this, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name 'Israel,' and are descended from Judah, who take oaths in the name of the Lord, and invoke the God of Israel -- but not in an honest and just manner. Verse Concepts

He said to them, "Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Verse Concepts