Thematic Bible: Of self
Thematic Bible
Condemnation » Of self
Because if our heart should condemn us, that God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
Therefore, O man, thou are without excuse, every man who judges, for in what thou judge the other man, thou condemn thyself, for the man who judges is doing the same things.
Though I be righteous, my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.
So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them. All who see them shall wag the head.
So then ye testify to yourselves that ye are sons of those who murdered the prophets.
He says to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, thou evil bondman. Thou had known that I am an austere man taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.
And they, having heard and being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, having begun from the elder until the last. And Jesus was left behind alone, and the woman being in the midst.
Deception » Of self » Spiritual poverty
Because thou say, I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing, and do not know that thou are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.
Deception » Of self » Conceit
For if some man presumes to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Deception » Of self » Spiritual bondage
He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
Deception » Of self » An unbridled tongue
If any man among you seems to be religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is futile.
Deception » Of self » Self-esteem
For he flatters himself in his own eyes, that his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.
Deception » Of self » Careless hearing
But become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Deception » Of self » Sanctimony
Dedication » Of self » See feast of dedication
And the feast of the dedication happened at Jerusalem, and it was winter.
So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt. And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly. For they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that LORD had shown to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
Exaltation » Of self » Self-exaltation, the folly of
And he who will exalt himself will be made low, and he who will make himself low will be exalted.
He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
For thou have trusted in thy wickedness. Thou have said, None sees me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it has perverted thee. And thou have said in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me.
And thou said in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the outermost parts of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds. I will make myself like the Most High.
Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from there, says LORD.
It is not good to eat much honey, so [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous.
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men. For it is better that it be said to 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 to the ruler of Tyre, Thus says lord LORD: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou have said, I am a god. I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas. Yet thou are man, and not God, though thou did set thy h
Therefore thus said lord LORD: Because thou are exalted in stature, and he has set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height,
And they said to him, Grant to us that we may sit, one at thy right hand, and one at thy left hand, in thy glory.
Ignorance » Of self » It manifests itself in self-confidence
And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, Ye will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and the immersion that I am immersed ye will be immersed.
Peter said to him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee.
Ignorance » Of self » It retains sin in the heart
For I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, for to will is present in me, but to do the good, I find not.
Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin, but now ye say, We see, therefore your sin remains.
Ignorance » Of self » It is associated with self-righteousness
Because thou say, I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing, and do not know that thou are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.
Ignorance » Of self » It alienates from God
darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the callousness 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. Yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he does not know.