Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Deception » Who deceives themselves
If a man imagines himself to be somebody, when he is really nobody, he deceives himself. Let every one test his own work, and then his cause for satisfaction will be in himself and not in a comparison of himself with his neighbor;
Put that Message into practice, and do not merely listen to it--deceiving yourselves. For, when any one listens to it and does not practice it, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror. He looks at himself, then goes on his way, read more.
But he who looks carefully into the perfect Law, the Law of Freedom, and continues to do so, not listening to it and then forgetting it, but putting it into practice--that man will be blessed in what he does. When a man appears to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue, but imposes upon his own conscience, that man's religious observances are valueless.
But he who looks carefully into the perfect Law, the Law of Freedom, and continues to do so, not listening to it and then forgetting it, but putting it into practice--that man will be blessed in what he does. When a man appears to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue, but imposes upon his own conscience, that man's religious observances are valueless.
If we say that there is no sin in us, we are deceiving ourselves, and the Truth has no place in us.
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Proof » What to prove
I entreat you, then, Brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, for this is your rational worship. Do not conform to the fashion of this world; but be transformed by the complete change that has come over your minds, so that you may discern what God's will is--all that is good, acceptable, and perfect.
If a man imagines himself to be somebody, when he is really nobody, he deceives himself. Let every one test his own work, and then his cause for satisfaction will be in himself and not in a comparison of himself with his neighbor;
Bring everything to the test; cling to what is good;
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Self-examination » Advantages of
But, if we judged ourselves rightly, we should not be judged.
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Let every one test his own work, and then his cause for satisfaction will be in himself and not in a comparison of himself with his neighbor;
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that if our conscience condemns us, yet God is greater than our conscience and knows everything. Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, then we approach God with confidence, and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we are laying his commands to heart, and are doing what is pleasing in his sight.