Religous

James 1:26-27: “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”

The word “religion” is a Bible word, yet it is not one used most often.

grace is reported to be in 159 verses

faith is found 336 times

hope is referenced 129 times

Jesus, whether appealed to as Master, Lord, Teacher, etc., is found over 700 times in the New Testament alone.

Religion, you ask? Well, you’ll find it five times.

Of these five occurrences, three speak of the Jew’s religion (Acts 26:5; Galatians 1:13, Galatians 1:14).

The final two are used in conjunction in James with disclaimer:

James 1:26: “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.”

James 1:27: “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”