Thematic Bible: Religion characteristics of
Thematic Bible
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » False profession
And they shall come unto thee as the people come, and they shall be before thee, my people, and they shall hear thy words, but they shall not do them; for with their mouth they flatter, but their heart goes after their covetousness. And, behold, thou art unto them as a singer of love songs, one that has a good voice and can sing well: and they shall hear thy words, but they will not do them.
They profess that they know God, but in works they deny him, being abominable and rebellious and reprobate unto every good work.
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Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
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Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
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And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
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My little children, let us not love in word neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
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And they remembered that God was their rock and the high God their redeemer. Nevertheless they flattered him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who call yourselves by the name of Israel, those that are come forth out of the waters of Judah, those who swear by the name of the LORD and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
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He answered and said unto them, Well has Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
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FALSE » Religion characteristics of » Legalism
I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel and taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
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Paul desired to have him go forth with him and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those quarters, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
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And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous of the law;
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And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
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And profited in Judaism above many of my equals in my own nation, being exceedingly more zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
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But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who had believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
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And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
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And the prince of the synagogue answered with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, and said unto the people, There are six days in which it behooves men to work; in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
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The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day; it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
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For I give testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
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FALSE » Religion characteristics of » Ceremonialism
But now, having known God, or rather being known of God, how do ye turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, in which ye desire again to be in slavery?
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And when they come from the market, unless they wash, they eat not. And there are many other things which they took upon themselves to hold such as the washing of cups and pots, brasen vessels and of tables.)
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Now therefore why tempt ye God, putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
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Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free and do not be entangled again with the yoke of slavery.
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For if ye are dead with the Christ to the elements of the world, why, as though living unto the world, do ye decree rites,
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but in foods and drinks and different washings and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of correction.
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