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Thematic Bible: Formalism


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Ecclesiastes 5:1
Guard your steps when you go to God's house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don't know that they do evil. Verse ConceptsFormalityGod's DwellingThe Work Of FoolsCare Of FeetSacrificeFoolsGoing To ChurchListening To GodfootstepsbehaviorevangelisingGuarding Yourself

1 Samuel 15:22
Samuel said, "Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams. Verse ConceptsGod, Joy OfAcceptance, divineFatnessevil, believers' responses toAcceptance, Of WorshipDelight, God ExpressingBurnt offeringNominal ReligionOrthodoxy, In OtPrayer, Advice For EffectiveRamsSin, God's Remedy ForWorship, Acceptable AttitudesWorship, Hindrances ToOfferings, FigurativePriorityObedience To GodFat Of The SacrificesNot Pleasing GodPay Attention To God!Right SacrificesBlessings Of ObedienceObedienceSacrificesSacrificeObeying Godobeying

Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsdesiresBurnt offeringGrace, In Human RelationshipsIntimacyLaw, Letter And Spirit OfLegalismMind, Of ChristNominal ReligionOrthodoxy, In OtSin, God's Remedy ForWorship, Hindrances ToKnowledgeFormalityGod's DesiresRight SacrificesSacrificesMercySacrifice

Hebrews 9:10
being only (with meats and drinks and various washings) fleshly ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation. Verse ConceptsRitualLimitations Of The Bodyorder

1 Corinthians 7:19
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. Verse ConceptsCircumcision, spiritualCommands, in NTReligionRitualSelf DeceptionNothingNecessity Of CircumcisionKeep The Commandments!Unimportant ThingsValueimportance

Psalm 51:16-17
For you don't delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Romans 14:17
for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Characteristics OfPeace, Divine In NtReligionRighteousness, As FaithSpiritualityUnity, Of God's PeoplePeace Of MindTension, Cure ForPromised JoyThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationA Righteous PeopleYou Will Rejoice In SalvationKingdom Of GodJoyRighteousnessPeace And ComfortPeace As A Fruit Of The SpiritJoy As A Fruit Of The SpiritJoy And HappinessEating Meatghostsalcoholism

1 Corinthians 8:8
But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don't eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better. Verse Conceptsdrawing near to GodRitualGood Or BadPeople Commended By GodLove And RelationshipsEating Meatlentconnectionimprovement

2 Timothy 3:5
holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also. Verse ConceptsBeing A LeaderIntoleranceWorship, Hindrances ToCharacter Of WickedHypocrites, Description OfGodly ReverenceImpotence Of GodHaving No DealingsThe power of ChristAppearances ofPowerRejectionvulnerabilitypietydenialDenying God And His Power

Matthew 23:23
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone. Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human Relationshipsethics, incentives towardsHerbs And SpicesJudaismLegalismMercy, HumanMind, Of ChristNeglectPharisees, Beliefs OfNeglecting God's ThingsNeglecting DutiesReligionSin, Nature OfUnforgivenessFormalityFinancial AdviceCumminSins Of OmissionFractions, One TenthTithesThe Need For MercyTithing ProduceHerbsHypocritesHypocrisypharisees

Colossians 2:20
If you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances, Verse ConceptsMortificationAbolish, Evil ThingsChristian Liberty Is Freedom FromFormalityDying With ChristDead To SinElements Of The UniverseHuman Law

Isaiah 29:13
The Lord said, "Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught; Verse ConceptsFalse WorshipFalse Teachingsdouble mindednessHoliness, Purpose OfHonorIrreverenceLaw, Jesus Christ's Attitude ToLaw, Letter And Spirit OfLegalismLipsNominal ReligionOrthodoxy, In NtOutward AppearancePrayer, And WorshipPretenceTeachers Of The LawWorship, Acceptable AttitudesWorship, Hindrances ToCharacter Of WickedHypocrites, Description OfFormalityDivided HeartsHuman PreceptsWorship With The HeartLack Of MeaningFruitless LearningMere TalkServicereverenceDishonoring God

Isaiah 58:2
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn't forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God. Verse ConceptseagernessAskingNominal ReligionHypocrites, Description OfNot Coming Near To GodMaking Decisions

Matthew 15:8
'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. Verse ConceptsLipsHypocrites, Description OfEstrangementEvil HeartsLack Of MeaningMere TalkNot Praising GodHypocrisyPraising God With Your Lips

Isaiah 1:13
Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me; new moons, Sabbaths, and convocations: I can't bear with evil assemblies. Verse ConceptsAbominationsFutilityHolidayOfferingsSabbath, In OtWorship, Hindrances ToAbominations, To GodFormalityConvocationsIncense Offered AmissSabbath Violated

Galatians 4:10-11
You observe days, months, seasons, and years. I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.

Ecclesiastes 5:1
Guard your steps when you go to God's house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don't know that they do evil. Verse ConceptsFormalityGod's DwellingThe Work Of FoolsCare Of FeetSacrificeFoolsGoing To ChurchListening To GodfootstepsbehaviorevangelisingGuarding Yourself

1 Samuel 15:22
Samuel said, "Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams. Verse ConceptsGod, Joy OfAcceptance, divineFatnessevil, believers' responses toAcceptance, Of WorshipDelight, God ExpressingBurnt offeringNominal ReligionOrthodoxy, In OtPrayer, Advice For EffectiveRamsSin, God's Remedy ForWorship, Acceptable AttitudesWorship, Hindrances ToOfferings, FigurativePriorityObedience To GodFat Of The SacrificesNot Pleasing GodPay Attention To God!Right SacrificesBlessings Of ObedienceObedienceSacrificesSacrificeObeying Godobeying

Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsdesiresBurnt offeringGrace, In Human RelationshipsIntimacyLaw, Letter And Spirit OfLegalismMind, Of ChristNominal ReligionOrthodoxy, In OtSin, God's Remedy ForWorship, Hindrances ToKnowledgeFormalityGod's DesiresRight SacrificesSacrificesMercySacrifice

Hebrews 9:10
being only (with meats and drinks and various washings) fleshly ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation. Verse ConceptsRitualLimitations Of The Bodyorder

1 Corinthians 7:19
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. Verse ConceptsCircumcision, spiritualCommands, in NTReligionRitualSelf DeceptionNothingNecessity Of CircumcisionKeep The Commandments!Unimportant ThingsValueimportance

Psalm 51:16-17
For you don't delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Romans 14:17
for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Characteristics OfPeace, Divine In NtReligionRighteousness, As FaithSpiritualityUnity, Of God's PeoplePeace Of MindTension, Cure ForPromised JoyThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationA Righteous PeopleYou Will Rejoice In SalvationKingdom Of GodJoyRighteousnessPeace And ComfortPeace As A Fruit Of The SpiritJoy As A Fruit Of The SpiritJoy And HappinessEating Meatghostsalcoholism

1 Corinthians 8:8
But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don't eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better. Verse Conceptsdrawing near to GodRitualGood Or BadPeople Commended By GodLove And RelationshipsEating Meatlentconnectionimprovement

2 Timothy 3:5
holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also. Verse ConceptsBeing A LeaderIntoleranceWorship, Hindrances ToCharacter Of WickedHypocrites, Description OfGodly ReverenceImpotence Of GodHaving No DealingsThe power of ChristAppearances ofPowerRejectionvulnerabilitypietydenialDenying God And His Power

Matthew 23:23
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone. Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human Relationshipsethics, incentives towardsHerbs And SpicesJudaismLegalismMercy, HumanMind, Of ChristNeglectPharisees, Beliefs OfNeglecting God's ThingsNeglecting DutiesReligionSin, Nature OfUnforgivenessFormalityFinancial AdviceCumminSins Of OmissionFractions, One TenthTithesThe Need For MercyTithing ProduceHerbsHypocritesHypocrisypharisees

Colossians 2:20
If you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances, Verse ConceptsMortificationAbolish, Evil ThingsChristian Liberty Is Freedom FromFormalityDying With ChristDead To SinElements Of The UniverseHuman Law

Isaiah 29:13
The Lord said, "Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught; Verse ConceptsFalse WorshipFalse Teachingsdouble mindednessHoliness, Purpose OfHonorIrreverenceLaw, Jesus Christ's Attitude ToLaw, Letter And Spirit OfLegalismLipsNominal ReligionOrthodoxy, In NtOutward AppearancePrayer, And WorshipPretenceTeachers Of The LawWorship, Acceptable AttitudesWorship, Hindrances ToCharacter Of WickedHypocrites, Description OfFormalityDivided HeartsHuman PreceptsWorship With The HeartLack Of MeaningFruitless LearningMere TalkServicereverenceDishonoring God

Isaiah 58:2
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn't forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God. Verse ConceptseagernessAskingNominal ReligionHypocrites, Description OfNot Coming Near To GodMaking Decisions

Matthew 15:8
'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. Verse ConceptsLipsHypocrites, Description OfEstrangementEvil HeartsLack Of MeaningMere TalkNot Praising GodHypocrisyPraising God With Your Lips

Isaiah 1:13
Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me; new moons, Sabbaths, and convocations: I can't bear with evil assemblies. Verse ConceptsAbominationsFutilityHolidayOfferingsSabbath, In OtWorship, Hindrances ToAbominations, To GodFormalityConvocationsIncense Offered AmissSabbath Violated

Galatians 4:10-11
You observe days, months, seasons, and years. I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.

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