Self Centered

The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not requireit. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; — read the full passage →

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought: — read the full passage →

If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.

For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water,

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear. — read the full passage →

But far be it from me to glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world hath been crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

(for we walk by faith, not by sight);

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

and he died for all, that they that live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died and rose again.

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor’s good.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. — read the full passage →

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

How can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and the glory that cometh from the only God ye seek not?

the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

But godliness with contentment is great gain: — read the full passage →

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.

For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power:

I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord.

So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; — read the full passage →

not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),