Thematic Bible: Ambition, worldly, examples of
Thematic Bible
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Holy ambition, general references to
Strive to enter in at the narrow gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Know you not that they who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? So run, that you may obtain.
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet I show unto you a more excellent way.
Follow after love, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy.
Even so you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that you may excel to the edifying of the church.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Adonijah
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
You have indeed struck down Edom, and your heart has lifted you up: glory in this, and tarry at home: for why should you meddle to your harm, that you should fall, even you, and Judah with you?
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue forever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the farthest sides of the north:
What have you here? and whom have you here, that you have hewed you out a sepulcher here, as he that hews him out a sepulcher on high, and that carves a tomb for himself in a rock?
Yea also, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither keeps at home, who enlarges his desire as sheol, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers unto him all nations, and heaps unto him all people:
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » The jews
How can you believe, who receive honor one of another, and seek not the honor that comes from God only?
Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Absalom
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city are you? And he said, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » The mother of james and john
And he said unto her, What will you? She said unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on your right hand, and the other on the left, in your kingdom.
Woe unto you, Pharisees! for you love the best seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Men after the flood
And they said, Come, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » The disciples
And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
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