Vanity
Sanctification – Avoid Profane and Vain Babbling
2 Timothy 2:16. Sanctification, to be set aside for God's use, requires us to be purged of many things. One of those things is to avoid profane language and avoid idle chatter.
Sanctification - Avoid False doctrines that destroy the faith
2 timothy 2:14. As part of being sanctified and set aside for God's use, we must guard ourselves and others from false doctrines that can subvert the faith.
The Bible Warns of Visions That Come From Our Heart and Not of God
Jeremiah 23:16. It is a natural desire to know about the future. The Bible tells us that visions can tell us about the future. The challenge is that the Bible also tells us that not all visions, dreams, and prophecies come from God, and thus all visions are not true.
We Are Nothing If We Understand Prophecy And Have No Love
1 Corinthians 13:2. To understand prophecy is not the end state of being a Christian. There are many Bible scholars that know the Bible cover-to-cover, but are not Christian. Even if you understand prophecy and have faith that God's prophecies will come true does not make you a Christian. James 2:19 says that “...
To Understand Prophesy You Must be in Fellowship With Other Believers
Zechariah 10:2. We can never understand prophesy if we do not have a relationship with God and we are not in Christian fellowship. Without a relationship with God, we cannot hear true prophecy because there are too many other false prophets that distract us and mislead us. These false prophets are many and can be ministers, advertisers, your friend, celebrities, and outright scammers.
Work Success Comes From Hard Work
Proverbs 13:11. God blesses honest, hard work. When God is with you, you will succeed in whatever you do at work, at play, or at home. Many times we can get discouraged when someone else achieves success undeserved. We may think that they got lucky, or that they achieved success only through ill-gotten means. This is not for us to judge.
Why Not Take the Lord's Name in Vain?
Exodus 20:7. Below are some reasons not to take the Lord's name in vain.
Human Kindness Starts With Freeing Yourself From Vanity, Strife, and Envy
Galatians 5:26. Having human kindness includes being friendly, generous, and having a warm heart. To have human kindness you must be free of habits that do not promote warm, friendly relationships. These bad habits include being haughty, being quarrelsome, and being envious of others. Haughtiness does not allow room for human kindness. You cannot be arrogant and friendly at the same time.
Trust Definition - Love Truth; Do Not Trust Lies
Isaiah 59:4. The definition of trust is the "reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, and surety of a person or thing". Another way to say this is that trust is all about relying on the promise of what another person or thing can do (what you think they can do). The issue with trust is that people will mistake a promise for a truth.
Vanity In A Relationship Is A Sign Of A Bad Relationship
Ecclesiastes 1:2. Ecclesiastes 1:2, says “Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.” Vanity consists of no purpose, no reward, and overall trivializes things. Vanity adds no value to any human relationship. A high level of vanity in a relationship is a sure sign of a bad relationship.
Call Evil Good– Giving Empty Promises
Proverbs 13:11. Scams involve a proposal or bargain with an evil purpose. A good bargain or proposal is a deal that provides value for both parties. If either party has an evil purpose, it is a scam where at least one of the parties will be scammed. At least one party is calling evil good in a scam. Flee from situations where no value is being exchanged by either party.
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