Deuteronomy 12:8-9
12:8 You must not do like we are doing here today, with everyone
doing what seems best to him,
12:9 for you have not yet come to the final stop
and inheritance the
Lord your God is giving you.
Hosea 6:6-7
6:6 For I delight in faithfulness, not simply in sacrifice;
I delight in acknowledging God, not simply in whole burnt offerings.
Indictments Against the Cities of Israel and Judah
6:7 At Adam they broke the covenant;
Oh how they were unfaithful to me!
Matthew 12:7
12:7 If
you had known what this means: ‘
I want mercy and not sacrifice,’
you would not have condemned the innocent.
Romans 2:26
2:26 Therefore if the uncircumcised man obeys
the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?
Romans 2:1
The Condemnation of the Moralist
2:1 Therefore you are without excuse, whoever you are, when you judge someone else. For on whatever grounds you judge another, you condemn yourself, because you who judge practice the same things.
Colossians 1:19
1:19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in the Son
Galatians 5:6
5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love.
Galatians 6:15
6:15 For
neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for
anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation!