Thematic Bible: Of self
Thematic Bible
Condemnation » Of self
And if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
Therefore, thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest; for in that which thou dost judge another, thou dost condemn thyself; for thou that judgest others doest the same things.
If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, he shall prove me perverse.
So they shall make their own council and agreements to fall upon themselves; all that see them shall flee away.
Therefore ye are witnesses unto yourselves that ye are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
Then he said unto him, Out of thine own mouth I will judge thee, thou wicked slave. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that which I did not lay down, and reaping that which I did not sow;
And those who heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest even unto the last; and Jesus was left alone and the woman that had been in the midst.
Deception » Of self » Spiritual poverty
Because thou sayest, I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,
Deception » Of self » Conceit
For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Deception » Of self » Spiritual bondage
The ashes feed him; his deceived heart inclines him, that he not deliver his soul and say, Is not the lie at my right hand?
Deception » Of self » An unbridled tongue
If anyone among you thinks to be religious and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is vain.
Deception » Of self » Self-esteem
For he flatters himself in his own eyes until his iniquity is found to be hateful.
Deception » Of self » Careless hearing
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Deception » Of self » Sanctimony
Dedication » Of self » See feast of dedication
And they celebrated the dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter.
And at that time Solomon held a feast and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, for seven days and another seven days, even fourteen days.
Then Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt. And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly, for they had made the dedication of the altar in seven days, and they had celebrated the solemn feast for seven days. And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had showed unto David and to Solomon and to Israel his people.
Exaltation » Of self » Self-exaltation, the folly of
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Transgression loves him that loves strife, and he that exalts his gate seeks destruction.
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, No one sees me. Thy wisdom and thine own knowledge; it has deceived thee; for thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and no one else beside me.
Thou who said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven; upon high next to the stars of God I will exalt my throne: and I will sit upon the mount of the testimony and in the sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle and though thou set thy nest among the stars, from there I will bring thee down, said the LORD.
It is not good to eat much honey, so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Do not praise thyself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; for it is better that it be said unto thee, Come up here than that thou should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Because thy heart has lifted thee up and thou hast said, I am God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas (yet thou art man, and not God); and thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God:
Therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he has shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one at thy right hand and the other at thy left hand in thy glory.
Ignorance » Of self » It manifests itself in self-confidence
And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and of the baptism that I am baptized with ye shall be baptized;
Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my soul for thy sake.
Ignorance » Of self » It retains sin in the heart
And I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwells no good thing; for I have the desire, but I am not able to perform that which is good.
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin; but now because ye say, We see, therefore your sin abides.
Ignorance » Of self » It is associated with self-righteousness
Because thou sayest, I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,
Ignorance » Of self » It alienates from God
having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their heart,
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
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he does not know it; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he does not understand.