Thematic Bible: Formalism

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools. For they do not know that they are doing evil. Verse Concepts

And Samuel said, Does Jehovah delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice! To listen is better than the fat of rams! Verse Concepts

For I desired mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Verse Concepts

which stood only in meats and drinks, and different kinds of washings and fleshly ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. Verse Concepts

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. Verse Concepts

For You do not desire sacrifice; or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Verse Concepts

But food does not commend us to God. For neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse. Verse Concepts

having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these. Verse Concepts

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and you have left undone the weightier matters of the Law, judgment, mercy, and faith. You ought to have done these and not to leave the other undone. Verse Concepts

If then you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though living in the world, are you subject to its ordinances: Verse Concepts

And Jehovah said, Because this people draw near Me with their mouth, and with their lips honor Me, but have removed their heart far from Me, and their fear toward Me is taught by the command of men; Verse Concepts

Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and one who did not forget the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in drawing near to God. Verse Concepts

"This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. Verse Concepts

Bring no more vain sacrifice; incense is an abomination to Me; the new moon and sabbath, the going to meeting; I cannot endure evil and the assembly! Verse Concepts

You observe days and months and times and years. I fear for you, lest somehow I have labored among you in vain.