Thematic Bible: Formalism
Thematic Bible
Formalism » The insufficiency of
since they consist only in meats and drinks and various ablutions, carnal ordinances, imposed until the time of reformation.
Verse Concepts
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God's commands in everything.
Verse Concepts
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Verse Concepts
Now food does not bring us nearness to God. Neither if we eat do we gain any advantage, nor if we eat not, do we lose any.
Verse Concepts
Formalism » Warnings against
For although they keep up the outward form of religion, they deny its power.
Verse Concepts
"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and neglect the weightier matters of the Law??ustice and mercy and good faith; these latter you ought to have done, and not to have left the former undone.
Verse Concepts
If you died with Christ to the world's rudimentary notions, why, as if you still lived in the world, do you submit yourselves to dogmatisms found on teachings and doctrines of men??21 such as "Do not handle this," "You must not taste that," "Do not touch this"??22 all things which are intended to perish in the using?
Verse Concepts
This is a people that honors me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.
Verse Concepts
You are scrupulous, are you, in observing "days" and "months" and "seasons" and "years"? I am alarmed about you for fear lest I may have bestowed labor on you to no purpose.
Religion » Formalism » The insufficiency of
since they consist only in meats and drinks and various ablutions, carnal ordinances, imposed until the time of reformation.
Verse Concepts
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God's commands in everything.
Verse Concepts
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Verse Concepts
Now food does not bring us nearness to God. Neither if we eat do we gain any advantage, nor if we eat not, do we lose any.
Verse Concepts
Religion » Formalism » Warnings against
For although they keep up the outward form of religion, they deny its power.
Verse Concepts
"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and neglect the weightier matters of the Law??ustice and mercy and good faith; these latter you ought to have done, and not to have left the former undone.
Verse Concepts
If you died with Christ to the world's rudimentary notions, why, as if you still lived in the world, do you submit yourselves to dogmatisms found on teachings and doctrines of men??21 such as "Do not handle this," "You must not taste that," "Do not touch this"??22 all things which are intended to perish in the using?
Verse Concepts
This is a people that honors me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.
Verse Concepts
You are scrupulous, are you, in observing "days" and "months" and "seasons" and "years"? I am alarmed about you for fear lest I may have bestowed labor on you to no purpose.
Related Topics
- Burnt offering
- Character Of Wicked
- Eating Meat
- Formality
- Hypocrisy
- Hypocrites, Description Of
- Lack Of Meaning
- Law, Letter And Spirit Of
- Legalism
- Lips
- Mere Talk
- Mind, Of Christ
- Nominal Religion
- Obedience
- Orthodoxy, In Ot
- Peace And Comfort
- Prayer, Advice For Effective
- Religion
- Right Sacrifices
- Ritual
- Sacrifice
- Sacrifices
- Sin, God's Remedy For
- Worship, Acceptable Attitudes
- Worship, Hindrances To
- Ethics, incentives towards
- Piety