RELIGION, TRUE-FALSE
RELIGION, TRUE-FALSE
(A) TRUE RELIGION
(1) Scriptural Definition of
Deu 10:12; Ecc 12:13; Hos 6:6; Mic 6:8; Mar 12:33
Rom 13:10; Jam 1:27
–SEE Requirements, REQUIREMENTS, DIVINE
& REQUIREMENTS, DIVINE
(2) Examples of Piety
Enoch
Gen 5:24
Noah
Gen 6:9
Jabez
1Ch 4:10
Hezekiah
2Ch 31:20
Job
Job 1:1
Daniel
Dan 6:10
Simeon
Luk 2:25
Anna
Luk 2:37
Nathanael
Joh 1:47
Christ
Joh 8:29
Cornelius
Act 10:2
Barnabas
Act 11:24
Ananias
Act 22:12
Timothy
2Ti 1:5
–SEE Youthful Piety, YOUNG PEOPLE
Worshippers, WORSHIPPERS
Secret Prayer, PRAYER
& PRAYER
(3) Sincerity a Mark of
Jos 24:14; 1Co 5:8; 2Co 1:12; 2Co 2:17; Phi 1:10
Tit 2:7; 1Jo 3:18
–SEE Guileless, INNOCENCE
Singleness of Heart, SIMPLICITY
(B) FALSE RELIGION, characteristics of
(1) Ceremonialism
Mar 7:4; Act 15:10; Gal 4:9; Gal 5:1; Col 2:20; Heb 9:10
See PROVIDENCE DIVINE
RAISINS
Pharisaism, PHARISAISM
(2) False Profession
Psa 78:35; Psa 78:36; Pro 26:23; Isa 48:1; Eze 33:31; Eze 33:32
Mat 7:21; Mar 7:6; Luk 6:46; Tit 1:16; 1Jo 3:18
–SEE Hypocrisy, RELIGION
(3) Legalism
Mar 2:24; Luk 6:2; Luk 13:14; Joh 5:10; Act 15:5; Act 16:3; Act 21:20; Act 22:3
Rom 10:2; Gal 1:14
–SEE Judaizers, JUDAISM
Pharisaism, PHARISAISM
Traditions, TRADITIONS
(4) Sanctimony, distinguishing marks of
An Outward Show of Righteousness
Isa 58:2
Pharisaic Separation
Isa 65:5
Assumed Innocence
Jer 2:35
Religious Display
Mat 6:5
Hypocrisy
Mat 23:14
–SEE Self-righteousness, SELF-JUSTIFICATION
& SELF-JUSTIFICATION
Pride, PRIDE
(C) FORMALISM
(1) Warnings Against
Isa 1:13; Isa 29:13; Isa 58:2; Mat 15:8; Mat 23:23; Gal 4:10; Gal 4:11
Col 2:20; 2Ti 3:5
(2) The Insufficiency of
1Sa 15:22; Psa 51:16; Psa 51:17; Ecc 5:1; Hos 6:6; Rom 14:17
1Co 7:19; 1Co 8:8; Heb 9:10
–SEE Good Works, WORK AND WORKERS, RELIGIOUS
Justification, JUSTIFICATION
& JUSTIFICATION
(D) HYPOCRISY, an ever present element in false religion
(1) General References to
Pro 23:7; Pro 26:25; Mat 23:28; Luk 12:1; 1Ti 4:2; Tit 1:16
–SEE Deceit, FALSEHOOD
& FALSEHOOD
Self-Righteousness, SELF-JUSTIFICATION
& SELF-JUSTIFICATION
(2) Examples of
Mat 15:7; Mat 22:18; Mat 23:13; Mat 24:51; Luk 6:42; Luk 12:56; Luk 13:15
Joh 12:6; Rom 16:18
–SEE Crookedness, DUPLICITY
Deception, FALSEHOOD
& FALSEHOOD
Evil Kiss, TREACHERY
Treachery, TREACHERY
(E) INCONSISTENCY in Religious Life
(1) General Marks of
Uncharitableness
Mat 7:3; Mat 23:3
Religious Talk
Luk 6:46
Legalism
Joh 7:23
Harsh Judgment
Rom 2:1
Preaching and not Practising
Rom 2:21; Gal 2:14
False Profession
Tit 1:16
Selfishness
Jam 2:15; Jam 2:16
The Double Tongue
Jam 3:10; 1Jo 2:4
(2) Brings Reproach upon the Cause of Truth
2Sa 12:14; Neh 5:9; Eze 36:20; Rom 2:23; Rom 2:24; 2Pe 2:2
(F) SUPERSTITION
Isa 4:3; 1Ki 20:23; Jer 10:2; Jer 44:18; Mat 14:2
Act 12:15; Act 14:11; Act 17:23; Act 28:4