Thematic Bible: Religion characteristics of
Thematic Bible
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » False profession
And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their dishonest gain. And behold, thou art unto them as a lovely song, a pleasant voice, and one that playeth well on an instrument; and they hear thy words, but they do them not.
They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.
Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are as an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
And they remembered that God was their rock, and God, the Most High, their redeemer. But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied unto him with their tongue;
Hear ye this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, not in truth, nor in righteousness.
But he answering said to them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me.
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » Legalism
I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye are all this day;
Him would Paul have go forth with him, and took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew his father that he was a Greek.
And they having heard it glorified God, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of the Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law.
But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?
and advanced in Judaism beyond many my contemporaries in my nation, being exceedingly zealous of the doctrines of my fathers.
And some of those who were of the sect of the Pharisees, who believed, rose up from among them, saying that they ought to circumcise them and enjoin them to keep the law of Moses.
And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath what is not lawful?
But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus healed on the sabbath, answering said to the crowd, There are six days in which people ought to work; in these therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
The Jews therefore said to the healed man, It is sabbath, it is not permitted thee to take up thy couch.
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » Ceremonialism
but now, knowing God, but rather being known by God, how do ye turn again to the weak and beggarly principles to which ye desire to be again anew in bondage?
and on coming from the market-place, unless they are washed, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the washing of cups and vessels, and brazen utensils, and couches),
Now therefore why tempt ye God, by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.
If ye have died with Christ from the elements of the world, why as if alive in the world do ye subject yourselves to ordinances?
consisting only of meats and drinks and divers washings, ordinances of flesh, imposed until the time of setting things right.
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