Thematic Bible: Religion characteristics of
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FALSE » Religion characteristics of » False profession
They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.
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Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
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But why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
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My children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
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And he said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honoreth 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 of Cilicia, hut brought up in this city, taught at the feet of Gamaliel in the strictness of the Law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day.
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Him Paul wished to go forth with him, and took and circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
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And they on hearing it glorified God; and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and they are all zealots for the Law.
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And some of the Pharisees said, Why are ye doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath?
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and made progress in Judaism beyond many of the same age with me in my nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
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But there rose up certain believers of the sect of the Pharisees, saying, It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
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And the Pharisees said to him, See, why are they doing on the sabbath that which is not lawful?
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But the ruler of the synagogue answering, being filled with indignation because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath, said to the multitude, There are six days in which it is proper to work; on those therefore come and be cured, and not on the sabbathday.
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The Jews therefore said to him that was cured, It is the sabbath; and it is not lawful for thee to take up the bed.
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For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
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FALSE » Religion characteristics of » Ceremonialism
but now, after having known God, or rather having been known by God, how is it that ye are turning back to the weak and beggarly rudiments to which ye wish to be again in bondage?
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and on coming from the marketplace, unless they bathe, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the dipping of cups, and pitchers, and brazen vessels;)
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Now therefore why do ye provoke the anger of God, by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
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Stand firm in the liberty with which Christ made us free, and be not again bound fast to the yoke of bondage.
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If ye died with Christ to the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances, such as,
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being only ordinances pertaining to the flesh, which in addition to meats and drinks and divers washings are imposed until the time of reformation.
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