10 Bible Verses about Shallowness
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Take care that nobody captures you by the idle fancies of his so-called philosophy, following human tradition and the world's crude notions instead of Christ.
In like manner these are the ones sown on rocky ground; as soon as they hear the truth, they accept it with ecstasy,
but it does not take real root in them, and so they last only a little while; then when trouble or persecution comes on account of the truth, they at once fall by the way.
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."
As a result of this many of His disciples turned their backs on Him and stopped accompanying Him.
so that we may not be babies any longer, or like sailors tossed about and driven around by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men through their cunning in inventing new methods of error.
But they struck a shoal and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck and remained unmoved, while the stern began to break to pieces under the beating of the waves.
I am astonished that you are beginning so soon to turn away from Him who called you by the favor of Christ, to a different good news,
In like manner these are the ones sown on rocky ground; as soon as they hear the truth, they accept it with ecstasy, but it does not take real root in them, and so they last only a little while; then when trouble or persecution comes on account of the truth, they at once fall by the way.
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Backsliders » Shallowness
The portion of them on the rock illustrates those who accept the message, bubbling over with joy when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for awhile, but in the time of testing they fall away.
Careless hearing » Shallowness
When anyone hears the message of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and carries off the seed that was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.
Hearing » Careless, characteristics of » Shallowness
When anyone hears the message of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and carries off the seed that was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.
Shallowness » No deep convictions
so that we may not be babies any longer, or like sailors tossed about and driven around by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men through their cunning in inventing new methods of error.
Shallowness » Of sentimental hearing
Shallowness » No deep affection
Shallowness » No deep roots
In like manner these are the ones sown on rocky ground; as soon as they hear the truth, they accept it with ecstasy, but it does not take real root in them, and so they last only a little while; then when trouble or persecution comes on account of the truth, they at once fall by the way.
Shallowness » Inability to receive the deeper message
As a result of this many of His disciples turned their backs on Him and stopped accompanying Him.
Shallowness » No deep foundation
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."
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Shallowness
Matthew 13:5and some fell upon rocky ground where they did not have much soil, and at once they sprang up, because there was no depth of soil,
