Thematic Bible: Of self
Thematic Bible
Condemnation » Of self
because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judges another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest dost practise the same things.
Though I be righteous, mine 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 that see them shall wag the head.
Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.
He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;
And they, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst.
Deception » Of self » Spiritual poverty
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:
Deception » Of self » Conceit
For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Deception » Of self » Spiritual bondage
He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath 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 thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.
Deception » Of self » Self-esteem
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.
Deception » Of self » Careless hearing
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
Deception » Of self » Sanctimony
Dedication » Of self » See feast of dedication
And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem:
So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt, before Jehovah 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 unto 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 three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away unto their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Jehovah 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 whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness; thou hast said, None seeth me; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee, and thou hast said in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me.
And thou saidst 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 uttermost 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 thence, saith Jehovah.
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 better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.
Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art man, and not God, though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of God;-
Therefore thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thou art exalted in stature, and he hath set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
And they said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy glory.
Ignorance » Of self » It manifests itself in self-confidence
And they said unto him, We are able. And Jesus said unto them, The cup that I drink ye shall drink; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
Peter saith unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee even now? I will lay down my life for thee.
Ignorance » Of self » It retains sin in the heart
For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but to do that which is good is not.
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.
Ignorance » Of self » It is associated with self-righteousness
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:
Ignorance » Of self » It alienates from God
being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening 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 knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.