17 Bible Verses about Useless Religion

If anyone thinks himself to be religious while he does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.

"Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain. I have no pleasure in you," says the LORD of hosts, "neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

You have said, 'It is vain to serve God;' and 'What profit is it that we have followed his instructions, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you?unless you believed in vain.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?

Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.

But do you want to know, foolish man, that faith apart from works is useless?

Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.

If Christ has not been raised, then our proclaiming is in vain, and your faith also is in vain.

I do not make void the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing."

If Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to proclaim the Good News?not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.

And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.'"

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

Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocence,

Working together, we entreat also that you not receive the grace of God in vain,