Thematic Bible: Exhibited in thinking that
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Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Our lives shall be prolonged
Come, they say, I will get wine, and we will take strong drink in full measure; and tomorrow will be like today, full of pleasure.
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And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.
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How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth:
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Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Our lives will be prolonged
Come, they say, I will get wine, and we will take strong drink in full measure; and tomorrow will be like today, full of pleasure.
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And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.
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How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth:
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Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Privileges entitle us to heaven
And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.
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When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from. Then you will say, We have taken food and drink with you, and you were teaching in our streets.
Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » God will not punish our sins
They would have nothing to do with the Lord, saying, He will do nothing, and no evil will come to us; we will not see the sword or be short of food:
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He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.
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Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Privileges entitle us to enter heaven
And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.
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When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from. Then you will say, We have taken food and drink with you, and you were teaching in our streets.
Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » We may have peace while in sin
If such a man, hearing the words of this oath, takes comfort in the thought that he will have peace even if he goes on in the pride of his heart, taking whatever chance may give him:
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Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Gifts entitle us to heaven
Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will go into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the pleasure of my Father in heaven. A great number will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, were we not prophets in your name, and did we not by your name send out evil spirits, and by your name do works of power?
Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » We are rich in spiritual things
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.
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Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » We should adhere to established wicked practices
But we will certainly do every word which has gone out of our mouths, burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her as we did, we and our fathers and our kings and our rulers, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had food enough and did well and saw no evil.
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Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Our own ways are right
There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
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Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » We are pure
There is a generation who seem to themselves to be free from sin, but are not washed from their unclean ways.
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Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Christ shall not come to judge
Saying, Where is the hope of his coming? From the death of the fathers till now everything has gone on as it was from the making of the world.
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Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Gifts entitle us to go to heaven
Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will go into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the pleasure of my Father in heaven. A great number will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, were we not prophets in your name, and did we not by your name send out evil spirits, and by your name do works of power?
Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » We are better than others
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
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Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » We are above adversity
He has said in his heart, I will not be moved: through all generations I will never be in trouble.
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Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Christ will not come to condemn us
Saying, Where is the hope of his coming? From the death of the fathers till now everything has gone on as it was from the making of the world.
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