- Enjoined 2Co 13:5
- Necessary before the communion 1Co 11:28
- Cause of difficulty in Jer 17:9
- SHOULD BE ENGAGED IN . With holy awe Ps 4:4
. With diligent search Ps 77:6; La 3:40
. With prayer for divine searching Ps 26:2; 139:23,24
. With purpose of amendment Ps 119:59; La 3:40
- Advantages of 1Co 11:31; Ga 6:4; 1Jo 3:20-22
- Contrary to the law of God Le 19:18; Mt 22:39; Jas 2:8
- The example of Christ condemns Joh 4:34; Ro 15:3; 2Co 8:9
- God hates Mal 1:10
- EXHIBITED IN . Being lovers of ourselves 2Ti 3:2
. Pleasing ourselves Ro 15:1
. Seeking our own 1Co 10:33; Php 2:21
. Seeking after gain Isa 56:11
. Seeking undue precedence Mt 20:21
. Living to ourselves 2Co 5:15
. Neglect of the poor 1Jo 3:17
. Serving God for reward Mal 1:10
. Performing duty for reward Mic 3:11
- Inconsistent with Christian love 1Co 13:5
- Inconsistent with communion of saints Ro 12:4,5; 1Co 12:12-27
- Especially forbidden to saints 1Co 10:24; Php 2:4
- The love of Christ should constrain us to avoid 2Co 5:14,15
- Ministers should be devoid of 1Co 9:19-23; 10:33
- All men addicted to Eph 2:3; Php 2:21
- Saints falsely accused of Job 1:9-11
- Characteristic of the last days 2Ti 3:1,2
- Exemplified . Cain Ge 4:9
. Haman Es 6:6
. Priests Isa 56:11
. Jews Zec 7:6
. James and John Mr 10:37
. Multitude Joh 6:26
- Man is prone to Pr 20:6; 30:12
- Hateful to God Lu 16:15
- IS VAIN BECAUSE OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS . But external Mt 23:25-28; Lu 11:39-44
. But partial Mt 23:25; Lu 11:44
. No better than filthy rags Isa 64:6
. Ineffectual for salvation Job 9:30,31; Mt 5:20; Ro 3:20
. Unprofitable Isa 57:12
- Is boastful Mt 23:30
- THEY WHO ARE GIVEN TO . Audaciously approach God Lu 18:11
. Seek to justify themselves Lu 10:29
. Seek to justify themselves before men Lu 16:15
. Reject the righteousness of God Ro 10:3
. Condemn others Mt 9:11-13; Lu 7:39
. Consider their own way right Pr 21:2
. Despise others Isa 65:5; Lu 18:9
. Proclaim their own goodness Pr 20:6
. Are pure in their own eyes Pr 30:12
. Are abominable before God Isa 65:5
- Folly of Job 9:20
- Saints renounce Php 3:7-10
- Warning against De 9:4
- Denunciation against Mt 23:27,28
- Illustrated Lu 18:10-12
- Exemplified . Saul 1Sa 15:13
. Young man Mt 19:20
. Pharisees Lu 11:39; Joh 8:33; 9:28
. Israel Ro 10:3
. Church of Laodicea Re 3:17
- Forbidden 2Ch 30:8; Ps 75:5; 95:8
- PROCEED FROM . Unbelief 2Ki 17:14
. An evil heart Jer 7:24
- God knows Isa 48:4
- EXHIBITED IN . Refusing to hearken to God Pr 1:24
. Refusing to hearken to the messengers of God 1Sa 8:19; Jer 44:16; Zec 7:11
. Refusing to walk in the ways of God Ne 9:17; Ps 78:10; Isa 42:24; Jer 6:16
. Refusing to hearken to parents De 21:18,19
. Refusing to receive correction De 21:18; Jer 5:3; 7:28
. Rebelling against God De 31:27; Ps 78:8
. Resisting the Holy Spirit Ac 7:51
. Walking in the counsels of an evil heart Jer 7:24; 23:17
. Hardening the neck Ne 9:16
. Hardening the heart 2Ch 36:13
. Going backward and not forward Jer 7:24
- Heinousness of 1Sa 15:23
- MINISTERS SHOULD . Be without Tit 1:7
. Warn their people against Heb 3:7-12
. Pray that their people may be forgiven for Ex 34:9; De 9:27
- Characteristic of the wicked Pr 7:11; 2Pe 2:10
- The wicked cease not from Jud 2:19
- Punishment for De 21:21; Pr 29:1
- Illustrated Ps 32:9; Jer 31:18
- Exemplified . Simeon and Levi Ge 49:6
. Israelites Ex 32:9; De 9:6,13
. Saul 1Sa 15:19-23
. David 2Sa 24:4
. Josiah 2Ch 35:22
. Zedekiah 2Ch 36:13
- Created by God Job 26:13
- Characterised as subtle Ge 3:1; Mt 10:16
- Called crooked Job 26:13; Isa 27:1
- Unclean and unfit for food Mt 7:10
- INFEST . Hedges Ec 10:8
. Holes in walls Am 5:19
. Deserts De 8:15
- Produced from eggs Isa 59:5
- Cursed above all creatures Ge 3:14
- Doomed to creep on their belly Ge 3:14
- Doomed to eat their food mingled with dust Ge 3:14; Isa 65:25; Mic 7:17
- Many kinds of poisonous De 32:24; Ps 58:4
- All kinds of, can be tamed Jas 3:7
- Were often enchanted or fascinated Ec 10:11
- Dangerous to travellers Ge 49:17
- Man's aversion and hatred to Ge 3:15
- Often sent as a punishment Nu 21:6; De 32:24; 1Co 10:9
- MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH . Moses' rod turned into Ex 4:3; 7:9,15
. Israelites cured by looking at one of brass Nu 21:8,9; Joh 3:14,15
. Power over, given to the disciples Mr 16:18; Lu 10:19
- ILLUSTRATIVE . Of the devil Ge 3:1; 2Co 11:3; Re 12:9; 20:2
. Of hypocrites Mt 23:33
. Of the tribe of Dan Ge 49:17
. Of enemies who harass and destroy Isa 14:29; Jer 8:17
. (Sharp tongue of,) of malice of the wicked Ps 140:3
. (Poisonous bite of,) of baneful effects of wine Pr 23:21,32