Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
false Confidence » Self-confidence, an element of insecurity » The danger of
So the man who thinks he stands securely must be on the lookout not to fall.
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Peter answered, "Though all the rest of them stumble over you, I will never do so."
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To some people who were confident that they themselves were upright, but who scorned everybody else, He told the following story:
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Deliverance » Who shall be delivered
false Confidence » In self
Yes, I felt within my very self the sentence of death, to keep me from depending on myself instead of God who raises the dead.
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Keep on thinking in harmony with one another. Stop being high-minded but keep on associating with lowly people. Stop being conceited.
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Foolishness » Who is a fool
And anyone who listens to my words and does not practice their teaching, will be like an imprudent man who built his house on sand. And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the wind blew and beat against that house, and it collapsed, and the wreck of it was complete." When Jesus had closed this address, the result was that the crowds were dumbfounded at His teaching,
"So why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' but do not practice what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and continues to listen to my words and practices their teachings, I will show you whom he is like. He is like a man who was building a house, who dug deep, and laid its foundation upon the rock; and when a flood came, the torrent burst upon that house but it could not shake it, because it was well built. read more.
But the man who merely hears them and does not practice them is like a man who built a house upon the ground without a foundation. The torrent burst upon it, and at once it collapsed, and the wreck of that house was complete."
But the man who merely hears them and does not practice them is like a man who built a house upon the ground without a foundation. The torrent burst upon it, and at once it collapsed, and the wreck of that house was complete."
because, although they once knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give Him thanks, but became silly in their senseless speculations, and so their insensible hearts have been shrouded in darkness. Though claiming to be wise, they made fools of themselves,