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Thematic Bible: Self-delusion


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Revelation 3:17
Because you say, "I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing," but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked, Verse ConceptsAffluenceExaggerationsInferiorityMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinNakednessOutward AppearancePoverty, SpiritualPride, Examples OfRich, TheSecuritySelf DeceptionTreasureTrust, Lack OfSelf DelusionOverconfidenceSpiritual DestitutionRich ApparelMoral BankruptcyBeing UnclothedNaked In ShameBlessings Of The PoorPoor Or RichSatisfied With RichesIgnorant Of FactsMore Than EnoughgaysBeauty And Self WorthWealth And Prosperitylukewarm

Luke 12:20
But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfGod's Ownership Of EverythingHell, As Incentive To ActionPossessingRiches, Ungodly Use OfA Time To DieStrength, HumanDeath Of The WickedThe Immortal SoulImminencePitilessnessRiches, Dangers OfNearness Of DeathGod's Attitude To FoolsGod's NeedsDuring One NightDeath Will Soon HappenPreparing FoodDeathPreparationFoolsBeing Happy And Enjoying Lifetomorrowphotography

Matthew 7:23
Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!' Verse ConceptsAvoiding SinBanishmentHell, As An ExperiencePunishment, By GodReceptivenessProfessingEvildoersChrist Driving Out PeopleNot Knowing PeopleGod Judges The Wickedpractice

1 Thessalonians 5:3
Now when they are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceDestructionPeace, Human Search ForPregnancyPunishment, By GodSecurityThe Insecurity Of The WickedSudden DestructionUnreadinessLabour PainsNo EscapeNo PeacePeace And SafetyPeacePeace And ComfortTragedydistractionsrumors

Matthew 24:48-51
But if that evil slave should say to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,' and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards, then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, read more.
and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Hosea 12:8
Ephraim boasts, "I am very rich! I have become wealthy! In all that I have done to gain my wealth, no one can accuse me of any offense that is actually sinful." Verse ConceptsNeedExaggerationsMoney, Attitudes ToRich, TheRiches, Dangers OfSelf ConfidenceSelf Righteousness, Nature OfSuperiorityRiches, Can Lead ToSelf DelusionArrogance, Characterizes The WickedPlea Of InnocenceWealthy People

Psalm 30:6
In my self-confidence I said, "I will never be upended." Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceSelf RespectSelf DelusionNot Moved

Luke 12:17-19
so he thought to himself, 'What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' Then he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to myself, "You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!"'

Isaiah 56:12
Each one says, 'Come on, I'll get some wine! Let's guzzle some beer! Tomorrow will be just like today! We'll have everything we want!' Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialFalse ConfidenceExcessWineSelf DelusionStrong DrinkFake Friendstomorrowbeeralcoholismdrunkards

Luke 12:19
And I will say to myself, "You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!"' Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceComplacencyHappinessPerils Of LuxurySelf DelusionPleasure SeekersRiches, Dangers OfSoliloquyStores Of FoodAction For A Long TimeEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And RejoicingThe SoulBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifelucktomorrow

James 4:13
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town and spend a year there and do business and make a profit." Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingBusiness, AttitudesMoney, Uses OfPresumptionTravelSelf DelusionPlans Of MenPresumptuous PlansOne YearTodayImminent TomorrowBusinessFuture PlansGod's PlanThe FutureMoving OnGod's WillGods PlanThe BibleHaving A Good DayA New DayBoastingGod's Plan For UsMoving To A New PlaceSaving Moneyuncertaintytomorrowwill

Luke 12:20
But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfGod's Ownership Of EverythingHell, As Incentive To ActionPossessingRiches, Ungodly Use OfA Time To DieStrength, HumanDeath Of The WickedThe Immortal SoulImminencePitilessnessRiches, Dangers OfNearness Of DeathGod's Attitude To FoolsGod's NeedsDuring One NightDeath Will Soon HappenPreparing FoodDeathPreparationFoolsBeing Happy And Enjoying Lifetomorrowphotography

Matthew 7:23
Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!' Verse ConceptsAvoiding SinBanishmentHell, As An ExperiencePunishment, By GodReceptivenessProfessingEvildoersChrist Driving Out PeopleNot Knowing PeopleGod Judges The Wickedpractice

1 Thessalonians 5:3
Now when they are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceDestructionPeace, Human Search ForPregnancyPunishment, By GodSecurityThe Insecurity Of The WickedSudden DestructionUnreadinessLabour PainsNo EscapeNo PeacePeace And SafetyPeacePeace And ComfortTragedydistractionsrumors

Matthew 24:48-51
But if that evil slave should say to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,' and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards, then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, read more.
and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Hosea 4:17
Ephraim has attached himself to idols; Do not go near him! Verse ConceptsParticipation, In SinForbidden AlliancesSelf DelusionReprobatesEvil AssociationsJoined To EvilLeave Them AloneNature Of Idolatry

2 Thessalonians 2:10-11
and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved. Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false.

Psalm 81:11-12
But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me. I gave them over to their stubborn desires; they did what seemed right to them.

Matthew 25:11-12
Later, the other virgins came too, saying, 'Lord, lord! Let us in!' But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I do not know you!'

Luke 13:24-25
"Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, 'Lord, let us in!' But he will answer you, 'I don't know where you come from.'

Matthew 7:22
On that day, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?' Verse ConceptsExorcismsdriving outLying WondersPeople Casting Out DemonsIn The Name Of ChristSpeaking In Christ's NameThe Fact Of That DayDemonsCasting Out DemonsDemonic Influence

Matthew 25:11-12
Later, the other virgins came too, saying, 'Lord, lord! Let us in!' But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I do not know you!'

Matthew 7:22
On that day, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?' Verse ConceptsExorcismsdriving outLying WondersPeople Casting Out DemonsIn The Name Of ChristSpeaking In Christ's NameThe Fact Of That DayDemonsCasting Out DemonsDemonic Influence

Isaiah 56:12
Each one says, 'Come on, I'll get some wine! Let's guzzle some beer! Tomorrow will be just like today! We'll have everything we want!' Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialFalse ConfidenceExcessWineSelf DelusionStrong DrinkFake Friendstomorrowbeeralcoholismdrunkards

Luke 12:19
And I will say to myself, "You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!"' Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceComplacencyHappinessPerils Of LuxurySelf DelusionPleasure SeekersRiches, Dangers OfSoliloquyStores Of FoodAction For A Long TimeEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And RejoicingThe SoulBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifelucktomorrow

James 4:13
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town and spend a year there and do business and make a profit." Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingBusiness, AttitudesMoney, Uses OfPresumptionTravelSelf DelusionPlans Of MenPresumptuous PlansOne YearTodayImminent TomorrowBusinessFuture PlansGod's PlanThe FutureMoving OnGod's WillGods PlanThe BibleHaving A Good DayA New DayBoastingGod's Plan For UsMoving To A New PlaceSaving Moneyuncertaintytomorrowwill

1 Kings 20:34
Ben Hadad said, "I will return the cities my father took from your father. You may set up markets in Damascus, just as my father did in Samaria." Ahab then said, "I want to make a treaty with you before I dismiss you." So he made a treaty with him and then dismissed him. Verse ConceptsCovenant RelationshipsAgreements, LegalCovenant breakersFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsMarketsRestitutionTradeTreatyCities In Israel

1 Kings 20:27
When the Israelites had mustered and had received their supplies, they marched out to face them in battle. When the Israelites deployed opposite them, they were like two small flocks of goats, but the Syrians filled the land. Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsSmallnessTwo GroupsFew People

Matthew 3:9
and don't think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones! Verse ConceptsDelusionsPeople Of God, In NtHeredityAbility, God's PowerHypocrites, Description OfSelf DelusionWorry And StressRaising ChildrenBuilding Relationships

Luke 13:25-26
Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, 'Lord, let us in!' But he will answer you, 'I don't know where you come from.' Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'

Jeremiah 5:12
"These people have denied what the Lord says. They have said, 'That is not so! No harm will come to us. We will not experience war and famine. Verse ConceptsSelf DelusionInfidelity To GodDenying GodNo More FamineThose Who Are Liars

Psalm 10:11
He says to himself, "God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices." Verse ConceptsVeilsInfidelity To GodGod, All knowingGod Not SeeingGod ForgettingGod Hidingrehabilitation

John 8:41
You people are doing the deeds of your father." Then they said to Jesus, "We were not born as a result of immorality! We have only one Father, God himself." Verse ConceptsImitating Wicked PeopleAvoid Immorality

John 8:33
"We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been anyone's slaves! How can you say, 'You will become free'?" Verse ConceptsAbraham, Family And DescendantsPride, Examples OfSecurityTrust, Lack OfMisunderstood Truth

Matthew 3:9
and don't think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones! Verse ConceptsDelusionsPeople Of God, In NtHeredityAbility, God's PowerHypocrites, Description OfSelf DelusionWorry And StressRaising ChildrenBuilding Relationships

Luke 13:25-26
Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, 'Lord, let us in!' But he will answer you, 'I don't know where you come from.' Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'

Deuteronomy 29:19
When such a person hears the words of this oath he secretly blesses himself and says, "I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit." This will destroy the watered ground with the parched. Verse ConceptsSelf IndulgenceSelf DelusionFalse ConfidencePathways Of SinMoist ThingsObstinate IndividualsPersistence

Matthew 7:21-22
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven -- only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. On that day, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?'

Revelation 3:17
Because you say, "I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing," but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked, Verse ConceptsAffluenceExaggerationsInferiorityMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinNakednessOutward AppearancePoverty, SpiritualPride, Examples OfRich, TheSecuritySelf DeceptionTreasureTrust, Lack OfSelf DelusionOverconfidenceSpiritual DestitutionRich ApparelMoral BankruptcyBeing UnclothedNaked In ShameBlessings Of The PoorPoor Or RichSatisfied With RichesIgnorant Of FactsMore Than EnoughgaysBeauty And Self WorthWealth And Prosperitylukewarm

Jeremiah 44:17
Instead we will do everything we vowed we would do. We will sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the goddess called the Queen of Heaven just as we and our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders previously did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and had no troubles. Verse ConceptsRoadsSelf Delusion

Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death. Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Effects OfEvil WaysGuidance, Need For God'sHell, As Incentive To ActionGod's WaysLife, Of FaithFleeting ImpressionsSelf DelusionCohabitationAllurements Of SinPathways Of SinSin Producing DeathEvil TrappingSin Produces DeathDeathDeath ofFamily Deathdistractions

Proverbs 30:12
There is a generation who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not washed from their filthiness. Verse ConceptsPurity, Moral And SpiritualSelf DeceptionSelf Righteousness, Nature OfSelf DelusionEvil GenerationsPeople Being UncleanPure PeopleHolier Than Thou

2 Peter 3:4
and saying, "Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation." Verse ConceptsDoubting God's WordSecond Coming Of ChristSelf DelusionFrom The BeginningThe Fact Of His ComingMaranathaScoffersa new beginningDadsPromisesDeath Of A FatherSigns Of The End TimesThe Second ComingEnd Timesaccomplishmentsgrandfathersmockers

Psalm 49:18
He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive: "May men praise you, for you have done well!" Verse ConceptsSelf DelusionCommending OneselfBlessings And Prosperity

Matthew 7:21-22
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven -- only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. On that day, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?'

Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers -- or even like this tax collector. Verse ConceptsExtortion, Examples OfAttitudes, in prayerHypocrisy, Description OfPrejudiceStandingStatusTax CollectorsHypocrites, Description OfSelf DelusionEvildoersNot Like PeopleAvoid AdulteryWe Thank GodConfession of sin

Psalm 10:6
He says to himself, "I will never be upended, because I experience no calamity." Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceSelf DelusionFalse HopesNot MovedNo Troublerehabilitation

Hosea 12:8
Ephraim boasts, "I am very rich! I have become wealthy! In all that I have done to gain my wealth, no one can accuse me of any offense that is actually sinful." Verse ConceptsNeedExaggerationsMoney, Attitudes ToRich, TheRiches, Dangers OfSelf ConfidenceSelf Righteousness, Nature OfSuperiorityRiches, Can Lead ToSelf DelusionArrogance, Characterizes The WickedPlea Of InnocenceWealthy People

Psalm 49:18
He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive: "May men praise you, for you have done well!" Verse ConceptsSelf DelusionCommending OneselfBlessings And Prosperity

2 Peter 3:4
and saying, "Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation." Verse ConceptsDoubting God's WordSecond Coming Of ChristSelf DelusionFrom The BeginningThe Fact Of His ComingMaranathaScoffersa new beginningDadsPromisesDeath Of A FatherSigns Of The End TimesThe Second ComingEnd Timesaccomplishmentsgrandfathersmockers

Revelation 3:17
Because you say, "I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing," but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked, Verse ConceptsAffluenceExaggerationsInferiorityMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinNakednessOutward AppearancePoverty, SpiritualPride, Examples OfRich, TheSecuritySelf DeceptionTreasureTrust, Lack OfSelf DelusionOverconfidenceSpiritual DestitutionRich ApparelMoral BankruptcyBeing UnclothedNaked In ShameBlessings Of The PoorPoor Or RichSatisfied With RichesIgnorant Of FactsMore Than EnoughgaysBeauty And Self WorthWealth And Prosperitylukewarm

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