10 Bible Verses about Nominal Religion

Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like whitened sepulchers, which without appear beautiful, but within are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. So also you outwardly appear to men to be just, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Hypocrites! well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, This people draws near to me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain, do they worship me, teaching precepts, the commandments of men.

He answered and said to them: "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. In vain do they worship me, teaching precepts, the commandments of men.

They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny him, being detestable and disobedient, and, as it respects every good work, rejected.

But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you will know them. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? So every good tree produces goodly fruit: but an unsound tree produces diseased fruit.read more.
A good tree can not produce diseased fruit; nor can an unsound tree produce goodly fruit. Every tree that does not produce goodly fruit, is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore, by their fruits you shall know them. Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name done many mighty works? And then will I profess to them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.

As, on going into Macedonia, I besought you to remain in Ephesus, that you might charge some that they teach no other thing, nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which produce disputes rather than godly edification, which is in faith; (Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and out of a good conscience, and out of faith unfeigned:read more.
which things some not having aimed at, have turned aside to idle disputation, desiring to be teachers of law, though under standing neither what they say nor of what they boldly affirm.

He that says, I know him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

But go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. For I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance.

But if you had known what this means I desire mercy, and not sacrifice you would not have condemned the blameless.

But know this, that in the last days trying times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, revilers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, haters of those who are good,read more.
traitors, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, having a form of godliness, but denying its power: from these also turn away.