RELIGION, TRUE-FALSE - Thompson Chain Reference Topic
RELIGION, TRUE-FALSE
(A) TRUE RELIGION
(1) Scriptural Definition of
Deuteronomy 10:12; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Hosea 6:6; Micah 6:8; Mark 12:33
Romans 13:10; James 1:27
--SEE Requirements, REQUIREMENTS, DIVINE
& REQUIREMENTS, DIVINE
(2) Examples of Piety
Enoch
Genesis 5:24
Noah
Genesis 6:9
Jabez
1 Chronicles 4:10
Hezekiah
2 Chronicles 31:20
Job
Job 1:1
Daniel
Daniel 6:10
Simeon
Luke 2:25
Anna
Luke 2:37
Nathanael
John 1:47
Christ
John 8:29
Cornelius
Acts 10:2
Barnabas
Acts 11:24
Ananias
Acts 22:12
Timothy
2 Timothy 1:5
--SEE Youthful Piety, YOUNG PEOPLE
Worshippers, WORSHIPPERS
Secret Prayer, PRAYER
& PRAYER
(3) Sincerity a Mark of
Joshua 24:14; 1 Corinthians 5:8; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 2:17; Philipians 1:10
Titus 2:7; 1 John 3:18
--SEE Guileless, INNOCENCE
Singleness of Heart, SIMPLICITY
(B) FALSE RELIGION, characteristics of
(1) Ceremonialism
Mark 7:4; Acts 15:10; Galatians 4:9; Galatians 5:1; Colossians 2:20; Hebrews 9:10
See PROVIDENCE DIVINE
RAISINS
Pharisaism, PHARISAISM
(2) False Profession
Psalms 78:35; Psalms 78:36; Proverbs 26:23; Isaiah 48:1; Ezekiel 33:31; Ezekiel 33:32
Matthew 7:21; Mark 7:6; Luke 6:46; Titus 1:16; 1 John 3:18
--SEE Hypocrisy, RELIGION
(3) Legalism
Mark 2:24; Luke 6:2; Luke 13:14; John 5:10; Acts 15:5; Acts 16:3; Acts 21:20; Acts 22:3
Romans 10:2; Galatians 1:14
--SEE Judaizers, JUDAISM
Pharisaism, PHARISAISM
Traditions, TRADITIONS
(4) Sanctimony, distinguishing marks of
An Outward Show of Righteousness
Isaiah 58:2
Pharisaic Separation
Isaiah 65:5
Assumed Innocence
Jeremiah 2:35
Religious Display
Matthew 6:5
Hypocrisy
Matthew 23:14
--SEE Self-righteousness, SELF-JUSTIFICATION
& SELF-JUSTIFICATION
Pride, PRIDE
(C) FORMALISM
(1) Warnings Against
Isaiah 1:13; Isaiah 29:13; Isaiah 58:2; Matthew 15:8; Matthew 23:23; Galatians 4:10; Galatians 4:11
Colossians 2:20; 2 Timothy 3:5
(2) The Insufficiency of
1 Samuel 15:22; Psalms 51:16; Psalms 51:17; Ecclesiastes 5:1; Hosea 6:6; Romans 14:17
1 Corinthians 7:19; 1 Corinthians 8:8; Hebrews 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
Proverbs 23:7; Proverbs 26:25; Matthew 23:28; Luke 12:1; 1 Timothy 4:2; Titus 1:16
--SEE Deceit, FALSEHOOD
& FALSEHOOD
Self-Righteousness, SELF-JUSTIFICATION
& SELF-JUSTIFICATION
(2) Examples of
Matthew 15:7; Matthew 22:18; Matthew 23:13; Matthew 24:51; Luke 6:42; Luke 12:56; Luke 13:15
John 12:6; Romans 16:18
--SEE Crookedness, DUPLICITY
Deception, FALSEHOOD
& FALSEHOOD
Evil Kiss, TREACHERY
Treachery, TREACHERY
(E) INCONSISTENCY in Religious Life
(1) General Marks of
Uncharitableness
Matthew 7:3; Matthew 23:3
Religious Talk
Luke 6:46
Legalism
John 7:23
Harsh Judgment
Romans 2:1
Preaching and not Practising
Romans 2:21; Galatians 2:14
False Profession
Titus 1:16
Selfishness
James 2:15; James 2:16
The Double Tongue
James 3:10; 1 John 2:4
(2) Brings Reproach upon the Cause of Truth
2 Samuel 12:14; Nehemiah 5:9; Ezekiel 36:20; Romans 2:23; Romans 2:24; 2 Peter 2:2
(F) SUPERSTITION
Isaiah 4:3; 1 Kings 20:23; Jeremiah 10:2; Jeremiah 44:18; Matthew 14:2
Acts 12:15; Acts 14:11; Acts 17:23; Acts 28:4
(A) TRUE RELIGION
(1) Scriptural Definition of
Deuteronomy 10:12; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Hosea 6:6; Micah 6:8; Mark 12:33
Romans 13:10; James 1:27
--SEE Requirements, REQUIREMENTS, DIVINE
& REQUIREMENTS, DIVINE
(2) Examples of Piety
Enoch
Genesis 5:24
Noah
Genesis 6:9
Jabez
1 Chronicles 4:10
Hezekiah
2 Chronicles 31:20
Job
Job 1:1
Daniel
Daniel 6:10
Simeon
Luke 2:25
Anna
Luke 2:37
Nathanael
John 1:47
Christ
John 8:29
Cornelius
Acts 10:2
Barnabas
Acts 11:24
Ananias
Acts 22:12
Timothy
2 Timothy 1:5
--SEE Youthful Piety, YOUNG PEOPLE
Worshippers, WORSHIPPERS
Secret Prayer, PRAYER
& PRAYER
(3) Sincerity a Mark of
Joshua 24:14; 1 Corinthians 5:8; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 2:17; Philipians 1:10
Titus 2:7; 1 John 3:18
--SEE Guileless, INNOCENCE
Singleness of Heart, SIMPLICITY
(B) FALSE RELIGION, characteristics of
(1) Ceremonialism
Mark 7:4; Acts 15:10; Galatians 4:9; Galatians 5:1; Colossians 2:20; Hebrews 9:10
See PROVIDENCE DIVINE
RAISINS
Pharisaism, PHARISAISM
(2) False Profession
Psalms 78:35; Psalms 78:36; Proverbs 26:23; Isaiah 48:1; Ezekiel 33:31; Ezekiel 33:32
Matthew 7:21; Mark 7:6; Luke 6:46; Titus 1:16; 1 John 3:18
--SEE Hypocrisy, RELIGION
(3) Legalism
Mark 2:24; Luke 6:2; Luke 13:14; John 5:10; Acts 15:5; Acts 16:3; Acts 21:20; Acts 22:3
Romans 10:2; Galatians 1:14
--SEE Judaizers, JUDAISM
Pharisaism, PHARISAISM
Traditions, TRADITIONS
(4) Sanctimony, distinguishing marks of
An Outward Show of Righteousness
Isaiah 58:2
Pharisaic Separation
Isaiah 65:5
Assumed Innocence
Jeremiah 2:35
Religious Display
Matthew 6:5
Hypocrisy
Matthew 23:14
--SEE Self-righteousness, SELF-JUSTIFICATION
& SELF-JUSTIFICATION
Pride, PRIDE
(C) FORMALISM
(1) Warnings Against
Isaiah 1:13; Isaiah 29:13; Isaiah 58:2; Matthew 15:8; Matthew 23:23; Galatians 4:10; Galatians 4:11
Colossians 2:20; 2 Timothy 3:5
(2) The Insufficiency of
1 Samuel 15:22; Psalms 51:16; Psalms 51:17; Ecclesiastes 5:1; Hosea 6:6; Romans 14:17
1 Corinthians 7:19; 1 Corinthians 8:8; Hebrews 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
Proverbs 23:7; Proverbs 26:25; Matthew 23:28; Luke 12:1; 1 Timothy 4:2; Titus 1:16
--SEE Deceit, FALSEHOOD
& FALSEHOOD
Self-Righteousness, SELF-JUSTIFICATION
& SELF-JUSTIFICATION
(2) Examples of
Matthew 15:7; Matthew 22:18; Matthew 23:13; Matthew 24:51; Luke 6:42; Luke 12:56; Luke 13:15
John 12:6; Romans 16:18
--SEE Crookedness, DUPLICITY
Deception, FALSEHOOD
& FALSEHOOD
Evil Kiss, TREACHERY
Treachery, TREACHERY
(E) INCONSISTENCY in Religious Life
(1) General Marks of
Uncharitableness
Matthew 7:3; Matthew 23:3
Religious Talk
Luke 6:46
Legalism
John 7:23
Harsh Judgment
Romans 2:1
Preaching and not Practising
Romans 2:21; Galatians 2:14
False Profession
Titus 1:16
Selfishness
James 2:15; James 2:16
The Double Tongue
James 3:10; 1 John 2:4
(2) Brings Reproach upon the Cause of Truth
2 Samuel 12:14; Nehemiah 5:9; Ezekiel 36:20; Romans 2:23; Romans 2:24; 2 Peter 2:2
(F) SUPERSTITION
Isaiah 4:3; 1 Kings 20:23; Jeremiah 10:2; Jeremiah 44:18; Matthew 14:2
Acts 12:15; Acts 14:11; Acts 17:23; Acts 28:4