Matthew 20: 27 And whosoever will be chief among you,
let him be your servant:
The heart knows its own bitterness ( Proverbs
14:10)
Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance
and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life” (Proverbs
4:23 AMP).
There is a very dangerous person that we should be
aware of, and even not associate with, one who is also mainly the devil’s
follower, and that is the self centered, sarcastic, the withdrawn silhouette
control freak..
Like the Apostle Judas, and they tend to do they dirty
work in the background, not transparently to all, do have a hidden bad agenda,
The Last Supper
specifically portrays the reaction given by each apostle when
... Judas is wearing green and blue and is in shadow,
looking rather withdrawn . An Apostate.
ONE OF MY OWN FAVORITE EXPRESSION IS THAT "THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS BEING A LITTLE BIT PREGNANT". http://kambulow.blogspot.ca/2013/06/the-possession.html
Apostasy in
Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was
a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek word apostasia ("ἀποστασία")
meaning defection, departure, revolt or rebellion. It has been described as "a
willful falling away from, or rebellion against Jesus Christ, Christianity.
Apostasy is the rejection of the teachings of Jesus Christ by
one who has been a Christian... describing those who have
voluntarily and consciously abandoned next their original faith in the God of
the covenant, who manifests himself most completely in Jesus Christ." "Apostasy
is the antonym of conversion; it is deconversion."
And it seems 50 percent of
once loudly professing Christians will next become Apostates, sell Jesus cause
they falsely did not get what they wanted, even wealth, power, fame,
recognition, more
sex...;
- With·drawn v. Past participle of
withdraw. adj. 1. Not readily approached; remote. 2. a. Not friendly or
sociable; aloof. b. Emotionally .
- Control freak It is a serious
personality disorder and is a derogatory term for a person who attempts to
dictate how everything around them is to be done. A draining person. People who
feel out of control . Manipulators The control freaks are people who are
falsely terrified of any failure. Perfectionists. They can not trust that anyone
to do a better job than they will. a false belief that that if they can change
another person's undesirable behavior, then you both will be happier or more
fulfilled. The Person who if not in control of many aspects even in other's
lives will go ballistic. This ensues telling, demanding, and a control freak
likes to claim the successes of others as their own. These people obsessively
try to dictate how you’re supposed to be and feel. They have an opinion about
everything; disagree at your peril. Control freaks rarely know that they are
one. They believe that they are helping people with their "constructive
criticism" or taking over a project because "no one else will do it right." They
spout, dictate unsolicited advice and use anger often to put you in your place.
You cannot tell them what to do.; .Express to them your right to be heard, and
also to do things your way too.;
Some clear signs of
the Control freaks for your -diagnosing pleasure.
1 They try to "help them" change by pointing it out,
usually over and over.
2 They try micromanage others to make them fit their
often unrealistic expectations. They can’t accept others imperfection they
don't think anyone else should either.
3 They continually judge others' behavior as right
or wrong and without love, passive-aggressively withhold attention, contact
until they fall in line with their demands, expectations. Sitting in silent
judgment an other form of control.
4 They offer "constructive criticism" as a veiled
attempt to advance their own agenda.
5 Instead of just being themselves , they attempt
to deceive others by projection of their false impression of them
selves
6 Fear mongers, threateners and
manipulators.
7 Know it all.
8 They intervene on behalf of others by trying to
explain or dismiss their negative behaviors to others.
“Arguing with the control freak seldom works. Why?
Because they are an expert at justifying to themselves and everyone else why
they are right. They are world authorities in being "right". They have spent
whole lifetimes practicing "being right". So trying to out-argue them can be
nigh on impossible.”
Simply walk away – let them
try rather to control others
Narcissism is used to
describe a person characterized by harshness, egotism, vanity, pride, or
selfishness.
Narcissistic personality
disorder (NPD) is a serious personal personality disorder in which the
individual is excessively preoccupied with issues of personal needs, wants,
desires, adequacy, power, prestige and even vanity..
Persons diagnosed with a Narcissistic Personality
Disorder are characterized by unwarranted, false feelings of self-importance.
They are aggressors who have an abnormal sense of entitlement and demonstrate
grandiosity in their beliefs and behavior. They have a over inflated strong need
for admiration of others, but meanwhile lack feelings of love, care, concerns
empathy for others. Like the case of a father who buys a nice new car for
himself while his own son suffers in poverty. These negative qualities are
usually defenses against a deep feeling of inferiority and of being in the past
rejected, unloved. Example- Rebuked in a marriage proposal.
The concept of Narcissus, excessive
selfishness has been recognized negative through the Bible throughout history.
Narcissism is usually considered a major problem in a person or group's
relationships with self and others.
These people who are pathologically
narcissistic, are very much controlling, blaming, self-absorbed,
intolerant of others' views, unaware of others' needs as well., obvious
self-focus in interpersonal exchanges, problems in sustaining, satisfying
relationships. lack of love to others, no emotional attachments, difficulty with
empathy, clear problems distinguishing the self from others, manifest a
hypersensitivity to any insults real or imagined insults, criticism and
manifests often rage and objects to narcissistic injury, napoleon complex, use
contempt to minimize the other person, can resort to physical abuse of others
quite easily, inability to process shame in healthy ways.; gentleness only to
those who admire and affirm them , detesting those who do not admire them , use
other people without considering the cost of doing so, imposters, hypocrites,
pretending to be more important even to all others over what they really are,
self promoter, mostly, takes advantage of others to reach own imposed goals,
always expects to be recognized as superior and special, without any real even
superior accomplishments, falsely expects constant attention, admiration and
positive reinforcement of their goodness from others; arrogant in attitudes and
behavior, expectations of special treatment that are unrealistic, often lying,
ragging and exaggerate of their achievements, values, effects., claiming to be
a genius, "expert" at all things, clearly cold, unloving, fruitless, inability
to view the world from the perspective of other people, clear denial of any
wrong doings, guilt, remorse and evident no gratitude.
Narcissists hold unreasonable
and false expectations of particularly favorable treatment form all others and
the related automatic compliance because they consider falsely do themselves
special above all others. Failure to comply to praising them is considered a
personal attack on them, their superiority, and the unacceptable perpetrator
is immediately considered an "enemy" or "crazy" person, censured, not to
associate with anymore. Any Defiance of their will is a narcissistic injury
that can trigger narcissistic even violent rage. All others are always to be
placed in a subservient position. All Others either exist to meet their needs
or may as well not exist at all.
Narcissists see themselves as
perfect, using distortion and their false illusion known , self projection to
dump shame falsely unto onto others.
A narcissist may secure a sense of superiority in the
face of another person's ability by using contempt to minimize the other person.
The narcissist who is feeling deflated does
often re-inflate by diminishing, debasing, or degrading somebody else. In other
words a Slave driver, a control freak and Bully as well.
It was Christ who said, "You will know them
by their fruits." And Christ went on to say, "Not everyone who says to me Lord,
Lord." shall even enter the kingdom of heaven next.”” Not everyone who says to
me Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will
of my father who is in heaven." Which includes manifesting the fruit of the holy
Spirit.
2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in
earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of
us.
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith,
Ephesians 5":9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all
goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy
peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,
pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair,
hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness,
joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood, as to
understand;
The Word of God also tells us, "There are none good,
no not one." There are none inherently or presently totally good. "All always
are sinners and all fall short of the glory of God."
John 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a
corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it
bringeth forth much fruit.
John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall
give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
John 15: 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch
cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except
ye abide in me.5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and
I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and
men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If ye abide
in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be
done unto you.
10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my
love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his
love.
Zephaniah 2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the
earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it
may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
1 Corinthians 4:21 What will ye? shall I come unto
you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
Galatians 6;1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a
fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness;
considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Ephesians 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with
longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Colossians 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of
God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind,
meekness, longsuffering;
1 Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these
things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience,
meekness.
2 Timothy 2:25 In meekness instructing those that
oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the
acknowledging of the truth;
Titus 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers,
but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and
superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which
is able to save your souls.
James 3:13 Who is a wise man and endued with
knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with
meekness of wisdom.
1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have
heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness
at all.6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we
lie, and do not the truth:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light,
we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son
cleanseth us from all sin.8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us.9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say
that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in
us.
(Isa 5:20 KJV) Woe unto them that call evil good, and
good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter
for sweet, and 21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent
in their own sight! 22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of
strength to mingle strong drink: 23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and
take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! 24 Therefore as the fire
devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be
as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast
away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of
Israel. 25 Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and
he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the
hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For
all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out
still.
Note this- For all this his anger is not turned away,
but his hand is stretched out still. God can get angry even with his own people,
Firstly most of what I have heard, read on
forgiveness, anger was biblically distorted.
"Remember and do not forget how you provoked the Lord
your God to wrath ( Anger) in the wilderness." (Deut. 9:7 NRSV)
1 Corinthians 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin
not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your
shame.
(Psa 37:8 KJV) Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:
fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
(Eph 4:31 KJV) Let all bitterness, and wrath, and
anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all
malice:
(Col 3:8 KJV) But now ye also put off all these;
anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your
mouth.
(Prov 14:17 KJV) He that is soon angry dealeth
foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
(Prov 16:32 KJV) He that is slow to anger is better
than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a
city.
(Prov 17:27 KJV) He that hath knowledge spareth his
words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
(Prov 29:11 KJV) A fool uttereth all his mind: but a
wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
(Prov 29:22 KJV) An angry man stirreth up strife, and
a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
(Eccl 7:9 KJV) Be not hasty in thy spirit to be
angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
(1 Cor 13:5 KJV) (LOVE) Doth not behave itself
unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
(Deu 32:35 KJV) To me belongeth vengeance, and
recompense; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is
at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
Ephesians 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the
sun go down upon your wrath:
Personal Emotions of Rage, anger are often
encountered in real life. Some people would say that God and Jesus said that
all anger is a sin, yet God and Jesus they both got angry. It was here a
divine response to unrepentant human sins and injustices. Not all anger is
sinful, but you can easily test, see if it is? Does it last more than a day for
a start? There is a sinful anger still.
Clearly some forms of anger are
wrong, and this is also the anger that Jesus spoke out against in
Matthew 5:22 - anger that is destructive towards others and unnecessarily
demeaning of others .
(Mat 5:22 KJV) But I say unto you, That whosoever is
angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and
whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but
whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 23 Therefore
if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother
hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy
way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at
any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to
the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou
shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost
farthing.
Righteous anger, are all occurrences which also anger
God himself and he takes real serious notes of the wrongs being done too.
In opposite to a righteous anger there
is also the Unrighteous anger such as what the still many unrepentant persons do
exhibit, stems from our evil human traits, hearts arising also from , envy,
jealousy, selfishness, a pampered, .spoiled person.
False , unrighteous Anger, usually is also
a self-justification for doing more wrong , used as a false defense of one's
own sin, even because one really does not want to repent, change, or a prideful
response, not wanting to admit one is wrong. When this anger grows into rage, it
is often a false personal denial, defense against one's own lies and deceits
being uncovered next, made known to all.
I have also often been surprised how the
unrepentant persons, pastors included, tend to quickly get angry at those who
asked them rightfully to repent. It was interesting to note that anger can be
personally expressed by words, silence, sarcastic comments, criticism,
aggressive actions, nagging, quarreling, bitterness, irritability, pettiness,
nervousness, pouting, resentment, humiliation, denial, hatred, revenge, pride,
and unforgiveness...
Proverb 29:11, "A fool gives full vent to his anger,
but a wise man keeps himself under control." Rather deal appropriately still
with the cause of your anger. Also do come to God in prayer on the matters and
ask for his supernatural helps..
Apostle Paul also got angry but he also dealt with it
appropriately.. He rebuked Peter, and silenced the demon possessed girl that
followed him around.
(Prov 9:8 KJV) Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate
thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
(Prov 24:24 KJV) He that saith unto the wicked, Thou
art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: 25 But to
them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon
them.
Indignation, is what could be called a righteous
anger - anger at a real wrongdoing. Jesus, or God's anger is not a denial of His
love. His anger means He cares too much to ignore the harm we are doing to
ourselves and to one another. Jesus did not become angry over small matters and
did not express his anger in an unbalanced or disproportionate way,
cause.
(Psa 7:11 KJV) God judgeth the righteous, and God is
angry with the wicked every day.
(John 2:13 KJV) And the Jews' passover was at hand,
and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen
and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15 And when he had
made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the
sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the
tables; 16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make
not my Father's house an house of merchandise. 17 And his disciples remembered
that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
(also Matthew 21:12-13, Mark 11:15-18, Luke
19:45-46)
Psalms 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we
sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 We hanged our harps upon the
willows in the midst thereof. 3 For there they that carried us away captive
required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying,
Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4 How shall we sing the Lord's song in a
strange land? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her
cunning. 6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my
mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. 7 Remember, O LORD, the
children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze it, raze it, even to
the foundation thereof. 8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy
shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. 9 Happy shall he be,
that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
IT WAS THE JEWISH TEMPLE AND THE JEWS WHO WERE
KILLED FIRSTLY STILL EVEN IN 70 AD..
(Mark 3:1 KJV) And he entered again into the
synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 2 And they
watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might
accuse him. 3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand
forth. 4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days,
or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. 5 And when
he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of
their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched
it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
(John 11:37 KJV) And some of them said, Could not
this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man
should not have died? 38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to
the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 39 Jesus said, Take ye away
the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by
this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. 40 Jesus saith unto
her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see
the glory of God?
God is always in control of His wrath. God's anger
and wrath are solely upon those who reject his Son, the narcissistic persons,
those are self-seeking , those who do not follow His will, who falsely reject
the truth and follow evil And while God remains angry with unrepentant,
unbelievers. His anger does next pass for those who truly repent as genuine
personal Repentance turns God's wrath away personally from the sinner..
Even on earth there may be very serious personal
consequences for the unrepentant sinner not just in Hell.
John 3:36 (NRSV) "Whoever believes in the Son has
eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but must endure God's
wrath."
(Rom 2:5 KJV) But after thy hardness and impenitent
heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation
of the righteous judgment of God; 6 Who will render to every man according to
his deeds: 7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and
honour and immortality, eternal life: 8 But unto them that are contentious, and
do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew
first, and also of the Gentile;
God was, is rightfully angered by many different
things that men and women do. Even among them are disobedience, rebellion,
idolatry, irreverence, ingratitude, ceaseless complaining, pride, racism,
murder, selfishness, lusting, adultery, thefts, abuse, lies, dishonor, lack of
trust, false partialities, bribes, and faithlessness, disbelief, opposition to
God's people, especially the abuse, mistreatment of any others, and of his
anointed ones, his prophets, and he was, is also very angry with the false
prophets. false teachers, false pastors. God is not a false respecter of persons
now as well.
(James 4:1 KJV) From whence come wars
and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in
your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot
obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and
receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your
lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the
friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend
of the world is the enemy of God. 5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in
vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But he giveth more
grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the
humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will
flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your
hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9 Be afflicted,
and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to
heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you
up. 11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his
brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law:
but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12
There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that
judgest another? 13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into
such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is
even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. 17
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is
sin.
(Gen 18:30 KJV) And he said unto him, Oh let not the
Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there.
And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
(Gen 18:32 KJV) And he said, Oh let not the Lord be
angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found
there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
(1 Ki 8:46 KJV) If they sin against thee, (for there
is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to
the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far
or near;
(Ezra 9:14 KJV) Should we again break thy
commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations?
wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there
should be no remnant nor escaping?
(Psa 2:12 KJV) Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and
ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all
they that put their trust in him.
(Psa 79:5 KJV) How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry
for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
(Psa 80:4 KJV) O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt
thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
(Psa 85:5 KJV) Wilt thou be angry with us for ever?
wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
(Eccl 5:6 KJV) Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy
flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore
should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine
hands?
(Eccl 7:9 KJV) Be not hasty in thy spirit to be
angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
(Jonah 4:4 KJV) Then said the LORD, Doest thou well
to be angry?
(Jonah 4:9 KJV) And God said to Jonah, Doest thou
well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto
death.
(Mat 21:18 KJV) Now in the morning as he returned
into the city, he hungered. 19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came
to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no
fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered
away. 20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the
fig tree withered away! 21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto
you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to
the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and
be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 22 And all things, whatsoever ye
shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Jesus himself clearly expressed rightful
anger at the House of Israel, as well at a fig tree.. and he rightfully acted
upon his righteous anger too
Since Jesus in regard to the fig tree, the
nation of Israel as well, after a reasonable season he next found "nothing but
leaves" - leaves without any taqsh- he knew that "it was an absolutely hopeless,
fruitless fig tree" and she clearly said so as much
(Mat 3:8 KJV) Bring forth therefore fruits meet for
repentance:
(Rom 1:18 KJV) For the wrath of God is revealed from
heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in
unrighteousness;
(John 3:36 KJV) He that believeth on the Son hath
everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the
wrath of God abideth on him.
(Rom 1:19 KJV) Because that which may be known of
God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them.
(Rom 1:20 KJV) For the invisible things of him from
the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that
are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without
excuse:
(Exo 4:13 KJV) And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray
thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. 14 And the anger of the LORD was
kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know
that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when
he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
(Num 25:1 KJV) And Israel abode in Shittim, and the
people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called
the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed
down to their gods. 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of
the LORD was kindled against Israel. 4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all
the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that
the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel. 5 And Moses said
unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto
Baalpeor. 6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto
his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all
the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar,
the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and
took a javelin in his hand; 8 And he went after the man of Israel into the
tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through
her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. 9 And those
that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
(Josh 7:1 KJV) But the children of Israel committed
a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi,
the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the
anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel. 19 And Joshua
said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and
make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from
me. 20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the
LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: 21 When I saw among the
spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a
wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and,
behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under
it. 22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it
was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. 23 And they took them out of the
midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of
Israel, and laid them out before the LORD. 24 And Joshua, and all Israel with
him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge
of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his
sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley
of Achor. 25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble
thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire,
after they had stoned them with stones. 26 And they raised over him a great
heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his
anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto
this day.
(Deu 9:7 KJV) Remember, and forget not, how thou
provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou
didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have
been rebellious against the LORD.
(Psa 2:1 KJV) Why do the heathen rage, and the
people imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the
rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed,
saying, 3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in
derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore
displeasure. 6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
(Psa 78:1 KJV) Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my
people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open
my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: 3 Which we have heard
and known, and our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their
children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his
strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. 5 For he established a
testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our
fathers, that they should make them known to their children: 6 That the
generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who
should arise and declare them to their children: 7 That they might set their
hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: 8 And
might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a
generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast
with God. 9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned
back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to
walk in his law; 11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had showed
them. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of
Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass
through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap. 14 In the daytime also he
led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. 15 He clave the
rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. 16 He
brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the
wilderness. 18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their
lust. 19 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the
wilderness? 20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the
streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
21 Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against
Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; 22 Because they believed not in
God, and trusted not in his salvation: 23 Though he had commanded the clouds
from above, and opened the doors of heaven, 24 And had rained down manna upon
them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. 25 Man did eat angels'
food: he sent them meat to the full. 26 He caused an east wind to blow in the
heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. 27 He rained flesh also
upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: 28 And he
let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations. 29 So
they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire; 30 They
were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their
mouths, 31 The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and
smote down the chosen men of Israel. 32 For all this they sinned still, and
believed not for his wondrous works. 33 Therefore their days did he consume in
vanity, and their years in trouble. 34 When he slew them, then they sought him:
and they returned and inquired early after God. 35 And they remembered that God
was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. 36 Nevertheless they did
flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues. 37 For
their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them
not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his
wrath. 39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away,
and cometh not again. 40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and
grieve him in the desert! 41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited
the Holy One of Israel. 42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he
delivered them from the enemy. 43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and
his wonders in the field of Zoan: 44 And had turned their rivers into blood;
and their floods, that they could not drink. 45 He sent divers sorts of flies
among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. 46 He gave
also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust. 47
He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore trees with frost. 48 He
gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts. 49
He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and
trouble, by sending evil angels among them. 50 He made a way to his anger; he
spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the
tabernacles of Ham: 52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and
guided them in the wilderness like a flock. 53 And he led them on safely, so
that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. 54 And he brought
them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand
had purchased. 55 He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an
inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 56
Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned
aside like a deceitful bow. 58 For they provoked him to anger with their high
places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. 59 When God heard
this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: 60 So that he forsook the
tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men; 61 And delivered his
strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand. 62 He gave his
people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance. 63 The
fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage. 64
Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation. 65 Then
the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by
reason of wine. 66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to
a perpetual reproach. 67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and
chose not the tribe of Ephraim: 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion
which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth
which he hath established for ever. 70 He chose David also his servant, and
took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great with young he
brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 72 So he fed
them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness
of his hands.
(Psa 106:34 KJV) They did not destroy the nations,
concerning whom the LORD commanded them: 35 But were mingled among the heathen,
and learned their works. 36 And they served their idols: which were a snare
unto them. 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their
daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was
polluted with blood. 39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a
whoring with their own inventions. 40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD
kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. 41
And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled
over them. 42 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into
subjection under their hand. 43 Many times did he deliver them; but they
provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. 44
Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: 45 And he
remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his
mercies. 46 He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them
captives. 47 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to
give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. 48 Blessed be the
LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say,
Amen. Praise ye the LORD.
(Isa 30:1 KJV) Woe to the
rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that
cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: 2
That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen
themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! 3
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the
shadow of Egypt your confusion. 4 For his princes were at Zoan,
and his ambassadors came to Hanes. 5 They were all ashamed of a people that
could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a
reproach. 6 The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and
anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying
serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and
their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit
them. 7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have
I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still. 8 Now go, write it
before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to
come for ever and ever: 9 That this is a rebellious people, lying children,
children that will not hear the law of the LORD: 10 Which say to the seers, See
not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us
smooth things, prophesy deceits: 11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of
the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. 12 Wherefore
thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in
oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon: 13 Therefore this iniquity shall
be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking
cometh suddenly at an instant. 14 And he shall break it as the breaking of the
potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there
shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth,
or to take water withal out of the pit. 15 For thus saith the Lord GOD, the
Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in
confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. 16 But ye said, No; for we
will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the
swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. 17 One thousand shall
flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left
as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill. 18 And
therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore
will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of
judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. 19 For the people shall dwell
in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto
thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. 20
And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of
affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but
thine eyes shall see thy teachers: 21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind
thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand,
and when ye turn to the left. 22 Ye shall defile also the covering of thy
graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou
shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee
hence. 23 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the
ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and
plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures. 24 The oxen
likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender,
which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. 25 And there shall
be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of
waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. 26 Moreover the
light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun
shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth
up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound. 27 Behold,
the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden
thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a
devouring fire: 28 And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the
midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall
be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. 29 Ye shall have a
song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as
when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty
One of Israel. 30 And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and
shall show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and
with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and
hailstones. 31 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten
down, which smote with a rod. 32 And in every place where the grounded staff
shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and
harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it. 33 For Tophet is
ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and
large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a
stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
(Ezek 13:1 KJV) And the word of the LORD came unto
me, saying, 2 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 3 Son of man, these
men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their
iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? 4 Therefore
speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the
house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the
stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the
LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols; 5 That
I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all
estranged from me through their idols. 6 Therefore say unto the house of Israel,
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn
away your faces from all your abominations. 7 For every one of the house of
Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself
from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock
of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him
concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself: 8 And I will set my face
against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off
from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 9 And if the
prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that
prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the
midst of my people Israel. 10 And they shall bear the punishment of their
iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him
that seeketh unto him; 11 That the house of Israel may go no more astray from
me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they
may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD. 12 The word of the
LORD came again to me, saying, 13 Son of man, when the land sinneth against me
by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will
break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut
off man and beast from it: 14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job,
were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness,
saith the Lord GOD. 15 If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and
they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of
the beasts: 16 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD,
they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but
the land shall be desolate. 17 Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say,
Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: 18 Though
these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver
neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves. 19 Or
if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to
cut off from it man and beast: 20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I
live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they
shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness. 21 For thus saith the
Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the
sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off
from it man and beast? 22 Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that
shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth
unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted
concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that
I have brought upon it. 23 And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways
and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that
I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.
(Isa 42:23 KJV) Who among you will give ear to this?
who will hearken and hear for the time to come? 24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil,
and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for
they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. 25
Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of
battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned
him, yet he laid it not to heart.
(Micah 5:15 KJV) And I will execute vengeance in
anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
(Eph 5:6 KJV) Let no man deceive you with vain words:
for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of
disobedience.
Proverbs 29:11, "A fool gives full vent to his anger,
but a wise man keeps himself under control."
Proverbs 15:1, "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but
a harsh words stirs up anger."
The Lord is slow to anger (Exo 34:6 KJV) And the LORD
passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and
gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
(Num 14:18 KJV) The LORD is
longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by
no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children unto the third and fourth generation.
(Neh 9:17 KJV) And refused to obey, neither were
mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and
in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art
a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great
kindness, and forsookest them not.
(Psa 86:15 KJV) But thou, O Lord, art a God full of
compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and
truth.
(Psa 103:8 KJV) The LORD is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
(Psa 145:8 KJV) The LORD is gracious, and full of
compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
(Joel 2:13 KJV) And rend your heart, and
not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and
merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the
evil.
(Jonah 4:2 KJV) And he prayed unto the LORD, and
said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country?
Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God,
and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the
evil.
(Nahum 1:3 KJV) The LORD is slow to anger, and great
in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the
whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
(Heb 12:14 KJV) "Follow peace with all men, and
holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"
(Rom 12:18 KJV) " If it be possible, as much as
lieth in you, live peaceably with all men." Not always possible still
though.
(2 Cor 6:3 KJV) Giving no offence in any thing, that
the ministry be not blamed: 4 But in all things approving ourselves as the
ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in
distresses, 5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in
watchings, in fastings; 6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by
kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 7 By the word of truth, by the
power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet
true; 9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as
chastened, and not killed; 10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet
making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
Eph 4:31 KJV "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and
anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all
malice:"
Col 3:8 KJV "But now ye also put off all
these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your
mouth."
Man judges others mainly based on outward
appearances, but God knows and judges a man based on his heart..
deeds..
“The Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on
the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart” (1 Sam.
16:7).
(Luke 11:39 KJV) And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees
make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full
of ravening and wickedness.
(Mark 12:38 KJV) And he said unto them in his
doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love
salutations in the marketplaces, 39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and
the uppermost rooms at feasts: 40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a
pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation. 41 And Jesus
sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the
treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
(Mark 12:42 KJV) And there came a certain poor
widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 43 And he called unto
him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor
widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: 44 For
all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all
that she had, even all her living.
(Mark 7:18 KJV) And he saith unto them, Are ye so
without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from
without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;19 Because it entereth not
into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all
meats?20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries,
fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit,
lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:23 All these evil
things come from within, and defile the man.
(Prov 8:13 KJV) The fear of the LORD is to hate
evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I
hate.
(Prov 16:18 KJV) Pride goeth before destruction, and
an haughty spirit before a fall.
(Prov 11:2 KJV) When pride cometh, then cometh
shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
(Prov 13:10 KJV) Only by pride
cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
(Lev 26:19 KJV) And I will break the pride of your
power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
(2
Chr 32:26 KJV) Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his
heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD
came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah
(2 Tim 3:1 KJV) This know
also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers
of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to
parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, truce breakers, false
accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors,
heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a
form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6 For of
this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden
with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7 Ever learning, and never able to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
(1 Tim 2:9 KJV) In like manner also, that women
adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with
broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;10 But (which becometh women
professing godliness) with good works.
(1 Pet 3:3 KJV) Whose adorning
let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of
gold, or of putting on of apparel; 4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart,
in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit,
which is in the sight of God of great price.
(Psa 10:2 KJV) The wicked in his pride doth
persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have
imagined.
(Psa 10:4 KJV) The wicked, through the pride of his
countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his
thoughts.
(Psa 31:20 KJV) Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy
presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from
the strife of tongues.
(Isa 23:9 KJV) The LORD of hosts hath purposed
it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the
honourable of the earth.
(Isa 28:1 KJV) Woe to the crown of pride,
(Isa 28:3 KJV) The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be
trodden under feet:
(Jer 13:9 KJV) Thus saith the LORD, After this
manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of
Jerusalem.
(Jer 13:17 KJV) But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall
weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down
with tears, because the Lord's flock is carried away captive.
(Jer 48:29 KJV) We have heard the pride of Moab, (he
is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the
haughtiness of his heart.
(Jer 49:16 KJV) Thy terribleness hath deceived
thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the
rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest
as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the
LORD.
(Ezek 7:10 KJV) Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is
gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
(Ezek 16:49 KJV)
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and
abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she
strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
(Ezek 16:56 KJV) For thy
sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy
pride,
(Ezek 30:6 KJV) Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt
shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene
shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
(Dan 4:37 KJV)
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose
works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able
to abase.
(Dan 5:20 KJV) But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind
hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his
glory from him:
(Hosea 5:5 KJV) And the pride of Israel doth testify to
his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also
shall fall with them.
(Hosea 7:10 KJV) And the pride of Israel
testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek
him for all this.
(Oba 1:3 KJV) The pride of thine heart hath deceived
thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high;
that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
(Zep 2:10
KJV) This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and
magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
(Zep 3:11
KJV) In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou
hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee
them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my
holy mountain.
(Zec 9:6 KJV) and I will cut off the pride of the
Philistines.
(Zec 10:11 KJV) And he shall pass through the sea with
affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river
shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of
Egypt shall depart away.
(Zec 11:3 KJV) There is a voice of the howling
of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young
lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
(1 Tim 3:6 KJV) Not a novice,
lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the
devil.
(1 John 2:16 KJV) For all that is in the world, the lust of the
flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father,
but is of the world.
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