17 Bible Verses About Religion

The Bible judges religion by how its followers live. James 1:27 defines the religion God accepts as care for orphans and widows and keeping oneself unpolluted by the world. The prophets reject sacrifices offered without obedience, mercy or justice (1 Samuel 15:22, Hosea 6:6, Amos 5:21-24, Micah 6:8). Jesus quotes Isaiah 29:13 against the Pharisees for keeping human traditions while letting go of God’s commands (Mark 7:6-8). The Greek noun James uses, threskeia, is defined in Thayer’s lexicon as “religious…