36 Bible Verses about culture

But as for you, continue in the things that you have learned and of which you are convinced [holding tightly to the truths], knowing from whom you learned them,

so you nullify the [authority of the] word of God [acting as if it did not apply] because of your tradition which you have handed down [through the elders]. And you do many things such as that.”

In Christ Jesus, then, I have found [legitimate] reason for boasting in things related [to my service] to God.

“When you enter the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to imitate the detestable (repulsive) practices of those nations.

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception [pseudo-intellectual babble], according to the tradition [and musings] of mere men, following the elementary principles of this world, rather than following [the truth—the teachings of] Christ.

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the nations will bow down and worship before You,

But they mingled with the [idolatrous] nations
And learned their ways,

And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you].

a renewal in which there is no [distinction between] Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, [nor between nations whether] barbarian or Scythian, [nor in status whether] slave or free, but Christ is all, and in all [so believers are equal in Christ, without distinction].

And you will, through your own fault, let go of your [grip on your] inheritance
That I gave you;
And I will make you serve your enemies
In a land which you do not know;
For you have kindled a fire in My anger
Which will burn forever.

You disregard and neglect the commandment of God, and cling [faithfully] to the tradition of men.”

Thus says the Lord,

“Do not learn the way of the [pagan] nations,
And do not be terrified and distressed by the signs of the heavens
Although the pagans are terrified by them;

So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.

You shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughter to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for your son;

For the promise [of the Holy Spirit] is for you and your children and for all who are far away [including the Gentiles], as many as the Lord our God calls to Himself.”

“Do not think that I came to do away with or undo the Law [of Moses] or the [writings of the] Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

And just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the time of [the second coming of] the Son of Man:

but if it persistently produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.

Now I mean this, that each one of you says, “I am [a disciple] of Paul,” or “I am [a disciple] of Apollos,” or “I am [a disciple] of Cephas (Peter),” or “I am [a disciple] of Christ.”

And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.

Buy truth, and do not sell it;
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

“The [reverent] fear and worshipful awe of the Lord includes the hatred of evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way,
And the perverted mouth, I hate.

So Moses was educated in all the wisdom and culture of the Egyptians, and he was a man of power in words and deeds.

After these things I looked, and this is what I saw: a vast multitude which no one could count, [gathered] from every nation and from all the tribes and peoples and languages [of the earth], standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Christ), dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands;

“If brothers are living together and one of them dies without a son, the widow of the deceased shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall be intimate with her after taking her as his wife and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her.

I have a duty to perform and a debt to pay both to Greeks and to barbarians [the cultured and the uncultured], both to the wise and to the foolish.

As He was praying, the appearance of His face became different [actually transformed], and His clothing became white and flashing with the brilliance of lightning.

Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he went into his house (now in his roof chamber his windows were open toward Jerusalem); he continued to get down on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously.

What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?

Do not call anyone on earth [who guides you spiritually] your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.

But this [ignorant, contemptible] crowd that does not know the Law is accursed and doomed!”

I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was causing the growth.

After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

So I will silence your songs, and the sound of your lyres will no longer be heard.

[and He did this] to fully equip and perfect the saints (God’s people) for works of service, to build up the body of Christ [the church];

“His [godless] roots are wrapped around a pile of rocks,
And he gazes at a house of stones.