Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5760 Human attitudes and behaviour » 5785 ambition » 5786 ambition, negative aspects of 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. Selfish ambition: a desire for personal aggrandisement Mark 10:36-37 See also Genesis 11:4 the men of Babel; 2 Samuel 15:1-4 Absalom; 1 Kings 1:5 Adonijah; Isaiah 14:13-14 the king of Babylon; Ezekiel 28:2 the ruler of Tyre; Daniel 11:36-38; Micah 7:3; Habakkuk 2:4-5; Matthew 20:21; Luke 22:24; Philippians 1:17; 2 Thessalonians 2:4-7 the antichrist Selfish ambition arises from fallen human nature Galatians 5:19-21 See also Proverbs 6:18; Ephesians 2:3; 1 John 2:16 The results of selfish ambition Humiliation by God The believer becomes spiritually unproductive See also Mark 4:18-19; James 3:14-16 Warnings against selfish ambition Philippians 2:3 See also Jeremiah 45:5 God's word to Baruch See also
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