Thematic Bible: Formalism

Put your feet down with care when you go to the house of God, for it is better to give ear than to make the burned offerings of the foolish, whose knowledge is only of doing evil. Verse Concepts

And Samuel said, Has the Lord as much delight in offerings and burned offerings as in the doing of his orders? Truly, to do his pleasure is better than to make offerings, and to give ear to him than the fat of sheep. Verse Concepts

Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings. Verse Concepts

Because they are only rules of the flesh, of meats and drinks and washings, which have their place till the time comes when things will be put right. Verse Concepts

Circumcision is nothing, and its opposite is nothing, but only doing the orders of God is of value. Verse Concepts

You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings. The offerings of God are a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Verse Concepts

But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better. Verse Concepts

Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these. Verse Concepts

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone. Verse Concepts

If you were made free, by your death with Christ, from the rules of the world, why do you put yourselves under the authority of orders Verse Concepts

And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men; Verse Concepts

Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come near to God. Verse Concepts

These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Verse Concepts

Give me no more false offerings; the smoke of burning flesh is disgusting to me, so are your new moons and Sabbaths and your holy meetings. Verse Concepts

You keep days, and months, and fixed times, and years. I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose.