Worship Of False Gods

But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with demons.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

But in vain do they worship me, Teachingas theirdoctrines the precepts of men.

And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me. — read the full passage →

for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

My little children, guard yourselves from idols.

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

For no word from God shall be void of power.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.

Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book: — read the full passage →

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers.

knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;

making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby we may offer service well-pleasing to God with reverence and awe:

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.

For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. What therefore ye worship in ignorance, this I set forth unto you.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; — read the full passage →

Concerning therefore the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no God but one.

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. — read the full passage →

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ. — read the full passage →

Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but are not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, — read the full passage →