Dictionary of Bible Themes In its negative sense, ambition is the pursuit of personal status and fortune, which is contrary to the purposes of God as expressed in Scripture. Mark 10:36-37Selfish ambition: a desire for personal aggrandisement See also Genesis 11:42 Samuel 15:1-4 the men of Babel 1 Kings 1:5Absalom Isaiah 14:13-14Adonijah Ezekiel 28:2the king of Babylon Daniel 11:36-38Micah 7:3 the ruler of Tyre Habakkuk 2:4-5Matthew 20:21 Luke 22:24 Philippians 1:17 2 Thessalonians 2:4-7 the antichrist Galatians 5:19-21Selfish ambition arises from fallen human nature See also Proverbs 6:18Ephesians 2:3 1 John 2:16 Matthew 23:12 The results of selfish ambition Humiliation by God See also Mark 4:18-19The believer becomes spiritually unproductive James 3:14-16Philippians 2:3 Warnings against selfish ambition See also Jeremiah 45:5See also God's word to Baruch 5544 soldiers5869 greed 6133 coveting 8777 lust 8807 profanity 8827 selfishness 8848 worldliness |
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