12 Bible Verses about Futile Faith

And if Christ be not raised, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

For if the dead rise not, neither is Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are still in your sins.

But art thou willing to know, O empty man, that faith without works is dead?

I went up by revelation, and explained to them the gospel, which I preach among the Gentiles; but severally to those of eminence, lest by any means I should run, or should have run in vain.

But in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

If any one be ever so religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

For they being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

By which also ye are saved, if ye retain what I preached to you, unless ye have believed in vain.

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Beware lest any man make a prey of you through philosophy and empty deceit, after the traditions of men, after the rudiments of this world, and not after Christ.

For if any man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

For there are many unruly vain-talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision,