16 Bible Verses about Unreliability

Indeed, we had the presentiment that we must die, so that we might rely, not on ourselves, but on God who raises the dead.

Then he came to his disciples, and found them asleep. "What!" he said to Peter, "could none of you watch with me for one hour?

Then he came and found the three Apostles asleep. "Simon," he said to Peter, "are you asleep? Could not you watch for one hour?

Then he rose from praying, and came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow.

The whole of this occurred in fulfillment of the Prophetic Scriptures. Then the disciples all forsook him and fled.

And all the Apostles forsook him, and fled.

for, many will take my name, and come saying 'I am the Christ,' and will lead many astray.

Many will take my name, and come saying 'I am He', and will lead many astray.

And Jesus said: "See that you are not led astray; for many will take my name, and come saying 'I am He,' and 'The time is close at hand.' Do not follow them.

For in God's sight this world's wisdom is folly. Scripture tells of-'One who catches the wise in their own craftiness,' And it says again-'The Lord sees how fruitless are the deliberations of the wise.'

Professing to be wise, they showed themselves fools;

For Scripture says-'I will bring the philosophy of the philosophers to nought, and the shrewdness of the shrewd I will make of no account.' Where is the Philosopher? where the Teacher of the Law? where the Disputant of to-day? Has not God shown the world's philosophy to be folly? For since the world, in God's wisdom, did not by its philosophy learn to know God, God saw fit, by the 'folly' of our proclamation, to save those who believe in Christ!

Such prohibitions appear reasonable where there is a desire for self-imposed service, and so-called 'humility,' and harsh treatment of the body, but are of no real value against the indulgence of our earthly nature.

"Sheathe your sword," Jesus said, "for all who draw the sword will be put to the sword.

Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

By the seed which was sown among the brambles is meant the man who hears the Message, but the cares of life and the glamour of wealth completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return.