13 Bible Verses about Rewards Of Ritual

What use to me is the number of the offerings which you give me? says the Lord; your burned offerings of sheep, and the best parts of fat cattle, are a weariness to me; I take no pleasure in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of he-goats.

And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.

Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace.

But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind, And not joined to the Head, from whom all the body, being given strength and kept together through its joins and bands, has its growth with the increase of God. If you were made free, by your death with Christ, from the rules of the world, why do you put yourselves under the authority of ordersread more.
Which say there may be no touching, tasting, or taking in your hands, (Rules which are all to come to an end with their use) after the orders and teaching of men?

But you are happy if you undergo pain because of righteousness; have no part in their fear and do not be troubled;

Do not say, It is holy, about everything of which this people says, It is holy; and do not be in fear of what they go in fear of. But let the Lord of armies be holy to you, and go in fear of him, giving honour to him.

Be lifted up, O Lord, in your strength; so will we make songs in praise of your power.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.

For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.

And the priest will be like the people; I will give them punishment for their evil ways, and the reward of their acts.

Its heads take rewards for judging, and the priests take payment for teaching, and the prophets get silver for reading the future: but still, supporting themselves on the Lord, they say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil will overtake us.