The Bible Prayer Line – Bible Lesson
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Bible Lesson: Marks Of Godly Character Versus Marks Of Non-Christian Character: Impartiality Versus Arrogance.
Bible Texts:
Impartiality;
I Peter 3:15 KJV
But sanctify The Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Arrogance:
Romans 12:16 KJV
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
Impartiality, And The Word:
Leviticus 19:15 NLT
“Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.
Deuteronomy 10:17-19 NLT
17 “For The Lord your God is The God of gods and Lord of lords. He is The Great God, The Mighty And Awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed.
18 He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing.
19 So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Psalm 98:9 NLT
before The Lord, for He is coming to Judge the earth. He will Judge the world with justice, and the nations with fairness.
John 3:16 KJV
For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Acts 10:34,35 KJV
34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35 But in every nation he that feareth Him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with Him.
Romans 2:11 NLT
For God does not show favoritism.
Galatians 3:28 KJV
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 1:4 NLT
Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes.
James 1:17 KJV
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from The Father Of Lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
James 2:8 KJV
If ye fulfil the royal law according to The Scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
I Peter 5:3 NLT
Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example.
Arrogance, And The Word:
I Samuel 2:3 NLT
“Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don’t speak with such arrogance! For The Lord is a God who knows what you have done He will Judge your actions.
Job 35:12 NLT
And when they cry out, God does not answer because of their pride.
Psalm 31:18 NLT
Silence their lying lips— those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the Godly.
Psalm 94:4 NLT
How long will they speak with arrogance? How long will these evil people boast?
Proverbs 8:13 NLT
All who fear The Lord will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse speech.
Proverbs 11:2 KJV
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 14:3 NLT
A fool’s proud talk becomes a rod that beats him, but the words of the wise keep them safe.
Proverbs 16:18 KJV
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 21:4,24 NLT
4 Haughty eyes, a proud heart, and evil actions are all sin.
24 Mockers are proud and haughty; they act with boundless arrogance.
Proverbs 29:23 KJV
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Ecclesiastes 7:8 NLT
Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride.
Isaiah 2:17 KJV
And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and The Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 13:11 NLT
“I, The Lord, will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their sin. I will crush the arrogance of the proud and humble the pride of the mighty.
Ezekiel 16:49,50 NLT
49 Sodom’s sins were pride, gluttony, and laziness, while the poor and needy suffered outside her door.
50 She was proud and committed detestable sins, so I wiped her out, as you have seen.[
Daniel 5:20 NLT (Nebuchadnezzar)
But when his heart and mind were puffed up with arrogance, he was brought down from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.
Romans 1:30-32 KJV
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Romans 12:16 KJV
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
I Corinthians 13:4 KJV
Charity (love) suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
I Timothy 3:6 NLT
A church leader must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall.
James 4:16 KJV
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
Prayer:
Matthew 5:48 KJV
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
