Thematic Bible: Characteristic of
Thematic Bible
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Characteristic of » The wicked
Because for long enough, in times past, we have been living after the way of the Gentiles, given up to the desires of the flesh, to drinking and feasting and loose behaviour and unclean worship of images;
So now take note of this, you who are given up to pleasure, living without fear of evil, saying in your heart, I am, and there is no one like me; I will never be a widow, or have my children taken from me.
This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,
Who having no more power of feeling, have given themselves up to evil passions, to do all unclean things with overmuch desire.
False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;
For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.
Deceit » Characteristic of » AntiChrist
Because a number of false teachers have gone out into the world, who do not give witness that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. Such a one is a false teacher and Antichrist.
Forgetting God » Characteristic of » The wicked
Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:
But as for you who have given up the Lord, who have no care for my holy mountain, who get ready a table for Chance, and make offerings of mixed wine to Fate;
Pride » Characteristic of » False teachers
If any man gives different teaching, not in agreement with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the teaching which is in agreement with true religion, He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts,
Pride » Characteristic of » The wicked
As for the man of pride, my soul has no pleasure in him; but the upright man will have life through his good faith. A curse on the cruel and false one! the man full of pride, who never has enough; who makes his desires wide as the underworld! he is like death; he is never full, but he makes all nations come to him, getting all peoples together to himself.
Pride » Characteristic of » The Devil
Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.
Pride » Characteristic of » The world
Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world.
Verse Concepts
Ambition, negative aspects ofConceit, Description OfEyes, Figurative UseBoasting, CondemnedInjustice, Nature And Source OfLustPride, Evil OfSeductionSelf ConfidenceSelf IndulgenceSelf Righteousness, And The GospelSin, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InTemptation, Sources OfVisionCarnalityPride, Characteristics
Self-delusion » Characteristic of » The wicked
Though he might have pride in his soul in his life-time, and men will give you praise if you do well for yourself,
Sincerity » Characteristic of » The gospel
Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation;
Slander » Characteristic of » The Devil
And a great voice in heaven came to my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down.