Bible Dictionary: Selfishness: Exhibited in Seeking Our Own

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Torrey's Topical Textbook

1 Corinthians 10:33
Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Philippians 2:21
For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's.
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Library

Be not Conformed to this World. Romans 12:2.
... He exhibited the same spirit that God does, who enjoys ... They are following selfishness
on a larger scale ... sell on the principle of not seeking our own wealth, but ...
/.../finney/lectures to professing christians/be not conformed to this.htm

Attributes of Love.
... to seek their gratification, instead of seeking the highest ... states of the sensibility
that tend to selfishness. ... of Christ is more strikingly exhibited than this ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xv attributes of love.htm

Messiah's Easy Yoke
... and remember, are more repeatedly and forcibly exhibited before our ... our pride, to
cure us of selfishness, and to ... yet attained it, whether you are seeking it in ...
//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah vol 1/sermon xv messiahs easy yoke.htm

Christian Sympathy
... God that made them, have yet exhibited bowels of ... find in Christ a grain of selfishness,
consecrate yourselves ... hurt than good, for while seeking to vindicate ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 8 1863/christian sympathy.htm

Discourse viii. The Help of Religion.
... need among us; so much stony-hearted selfishness; so much ... no continuing city, and
you are seeking one to ... is not this the alternative which is exhibited in the ...
/.../chapin/humanity in the city/discourse viii the help of.htm

Semi-Parasitism.
... soul within the pale of Rome, seeking, like Adam ... reduces the end of religion to
selfishness, and offers ... The form of parasitism exhibited by a certain section ...
/.../drummond/natural law in the spiritual world/semi-parasitism.htm

Letter ix. Meditation.
... Satan will be continually seeking to divert your mind; but do not be discouraged ...
(1.) How odious selfishness must be ... 3.) The wisdom of God, as exhibited in his ...
/.../a practical directory for young christian females/letter ix meditation.htm

Witnessing Better than Knowing the Future
... been slow of speech, and who have exhibited very few ... but does she also prepare herself
by seeking the power ... Selfishness no longer rules the man who believes in ...
/.../spurgeons sermons volume 39 1893/witnessing better than knowing the.htm

The Third Day in Passion-Week - the Last Controversies and ...
... warnings against pride and self-seeking when connected ... it only cover the vilest
selfishness, even to ... a spirit favourableto proselytism is exhibited in Jewish ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter iv the third day.htm

Epistle of Paul to the Philippians.
... grace of the Lord had been exhibited towards him in ... to avoid every appearance of
self-seeking, and to ... far also from that more refined selfishness, which cannot ...
/.../epistle of paul to the.htm

Subtopics

Selfishness

Selfishness: All Men Addicted To

Selfishness: Cain

Selfishness: Characteristic of the Last Days

Selfishness: Contrary to the Law of God

Selfishness: Especially Forbidden to Saints

Selfishness: Exhibited in Being Lovers of Ourselves

Selfishness: Exhibited in Living to Ourselves

Selfishness: Exhibited in Neglect of the Poor

Selfishness: Exhibited in Performing Duty for Reward

Selfishness: Exhibited in Pleasing Ourselves