Thematic Bible: Ignorance of Self
Thematic Bible
ignorance of Self » It manifests itself in self-confidence
And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, You will take of the cup from which I take; and the baptism which I am about to undergo you will undergo:
Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you.
ignorance of Self » It retains sin in the heart
For I am conscious that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is nothing good: I have the mind but not the power to do what is right.
Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.
ignorance of Self » It is associated with self-righteousness
For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.
ignorance of Self » It alienates from God
Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;
Verse Concepts
Spiritual DeathDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinFall Of Man, Consequences OfCommunicationGod, Revelation OfHardness Of HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedLonelinessReconciliation, Of The World To GodSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfStubbornness, Consequences OfUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfVeilsApathyCharacter Of WickedNations DescribedIgnorance Towards God, Leads ToInsensibilityEstrangement
ignorance of Self » It misleads, fetters and deceives men
ignorance of Self » It results in unconscious deterioration of men
Men from other lands have made waste his strength, and he is not conscious of it; grey hairs have come on him here and there, and he has no knowledge of it.