Bible Readings for the Home Circle—1914 - A New You Ministry

BIBLE READINGS
PRIDE
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1. How does the Lord regard pride
“Six things doth the Lord hate: . . . a proud look,” etc. Prov. 6:16–19.
2. Of what is pride a forerunner
“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”
Prov. 16:18. See Prov. 29:23.
3. What was the cause of Satan’s downfall
“Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty.” Eze. 28:17.
4. What is God’s attitude toward the proud
“God resisteth the proud.” James 4:6. See Ps. 40:4; 101:5; 138:6; 1
Tim. 6:4.
5. Why should we not indulge in pride
“An high look, and a proud heart, . . . is sin.” Prov. 21:4.
6. What is to be one of the sins of the last days
“Men shall be . . . proud.” 2 Tim. 3:2.
7. How are the proud now generally regarded
“Now we call the proud happy.” Mal. 3:15.
8. What is to be the fate of the proud
“All the proud . . . shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn
them up.” Mal. 4:1.
SELFISHNESS
1. WHAT great commandment excludes selfishness
“Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Matt. 22:39.
2. What sin is forbidden by the tenth commandment
“Thou shalt not covet.” Ex. 20:17.
3. What sins are to characterize the last days
“Men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous.” 2 Tim. 3:2.
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SELFISHNESS
4. How prevalent is this sin of self-seeking
“For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.” Phil.
2:21.
5. What does charity not do
“Charity . . . seeketh not her own.” 1 Cor. 13:4, 5.
6. How are we admonished with regard to selfishness
“Let no man seek his own.” 1 Cor. 10:24. “Look not every man on his
own things, but every man also on the things of others.” Phil. 2:4. “Even as
I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of
many, that they may be saved.” 1 Cor. 10:33. “Let every one of us please
his neighbor for his good to edification.” Rom. 15:2.
7. What example of unselfishness did Christ leave us
“For your sakes He became poor.” 2 Cor. 8:9. “Even Christ pleased
not Himself.” Rom. 15:3. See 1 John 3:17.
COVETOUSNESS
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1. WHAT warning did Christ give concerning covetousness
“And He said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a
man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he
possesseth.” Luke 12:15.
2. What commandment forbids this sin
“Thou shalt not covet.” Ex. 20:17. Covetous: “Inordinately desirous; excessively
eager to obtain and possess (especially money); avaricious.” Webster.
3. What showed this principle to have been strong in the rich man
who already had abundance
“And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build
greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say
to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine
ease, eat, drink, and be merry.” Luke 12:18, 19.
4. What did God say to him
“But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required
of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided”
Verse 20.
5. What application of this parable did the Saviour make
“So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward
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