Self Destruction

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts; — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →

Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

“Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue;

But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.

For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

Fear and the pit have come on us, devastation and destruction.

Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

Destruction and misery are in their ways.

Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

that the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity, That they are led out to the day of wrath?

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Let’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality, — read the full passage →

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called, — read the full passage →

The glory which you have given me, I have given to them; that they may be one, even as we are one; — read the full passage →

“Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.

This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. — read the full passage →

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.

He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.

But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”

For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.” — read the full passage →

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

This is what Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are also. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna?

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, — read the full passage →

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.

Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;

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

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made for destruction,

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

are to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

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

The sound of a cry from Horonaim, desolation and great destruction!

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.

Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand, — read the full passage →

Behold, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.”

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.

They have over them as king the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew is “Abaddon”, but in Greek, he has the name “Apollyon”.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.

who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction.

One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.