10 Bible Verses about Shallowness
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Take care that nobody exploits you through the pretensions of philosophy, guided by human tradition, following material ways of looking at things, instead of following Christ.
It is so too with the ones sown on the rocky ground; they gladly accept the message as soon as they hear it,
but it takes no real root in them and they last only a little while; then when trouble or persecution comes because of the message they give it up at once.
But the man who listens to it, and does not act upon it, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The torrent burst upon it, and it collapsed at once, and the wreck of that house was complete."
In consequence of this many of his disciples drew back and would not go about with him any longer.
We must not be babies any longer, blown about and swung around by every wind of doctrine through the trickery of men with their ingenuity in inventing error.
But they struck a shoal and ran the ship aground. The bow struck and could not be moved, while the stern began to break up under the strain.
I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the mercy of Christ, to some different good news??7 not that there is any other, only that there are some people who are trying to unsettle you and want to turn the good news of the Christ around.
It is so too with the ones sown on the rocky ground; they gladly accept the message as soon as they hear it, but it takes no real root in them and they last only a little while; then when trouble or persecution comes because of the message they give it up at once.
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Backsliders » Shallowness
The ones on the rock are those who receive the message joyfully when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for a little while, and then in the time of trial they draw back.
Careless hearing » Shallowness
When anyone hears the teaching of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and robs him of the seed that has been sown in his mind. That is what was sown along the path.
Hearing » Careless, characteristics of » Shallowness
When anyone hears the teaching of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and robs him of the seed that has been sown in his mind. That is what was sown along the path.
Shallowness » No deep convictions
We must not be babies any longer, blown about and swung around by every wind of doctrine through the trickery of men with their ingenuity in inventing error.
Shallowness » Of sentimental hearing
Shallowness » No deep affection
Shallowness » No deep roots
It is so too with the ones sown on the rocky ground; they gladly accept the message as soon as they hear it, but it takes no real root in them and they last only a little while; then when trouble or persecution comes because of the message they give it up at once.
Shallowness » Inability to receive the deeper message
In consequence of this many of his disciples drew back and would not go about with him any longer.
Shallowness » No deep foundation
But the man who listens to it, and does not act upon it, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The torrent burst upon it, and it collapsed at once, and the wreck of that house was complete."
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Shallowness
Matthew 13:5and some fell on rocky ground where there was not much soil and it sprang up at once, because the soil was not deep,