Thematic Bible: Formalism


Thematic Bible



Keep thy foot when thou go to the house of God, for to draw near to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools. For they know not that they do evil.



only in foods and drinks and various washings: carnal ordinances imposed until a time of reformation.


For thou delight not in sacrifice, else I would give it. Thou have no pleasure in burnt-offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise.


But food does not present us to God, for neither if we eat are we ahead, nor if we do not eat are we behind.




If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why do ye submit to rules, as though living in the world?


Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways. As a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.

This people comes near me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far distant from me.

Bring no more vain oblations. Incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath, the calling of assemblies--I cannot bear iniquity and the solemn meeting.

Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid of you, lest somehow I have labored toward you in vain.


Keep thy foot when thou go to the house of God, for to draw near to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools. For they know not that they do evil.



only in foods and drinks and various washings: carnal ordinances imposed until a time of reformation.


For thou delight not in sacrifice, else I would give it. Thou have no pleasure in burnt-offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise.


But food does not present us to God, for neither if we eat are we ahead, nor if we do not eat are we behind.




If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why do ye submit to rules, as though living in the world?


Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways. As a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.

This people comes near me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far distant from me.

Bring no more vain oblations. Incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath, the calling of assemblies--I cannot bear iniquity and the solemn meeting.

Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid of you, lest somehow I have labored toward you in vain.