The content explores the biblical understanding of the "self," contrasting its fallen, self-centered nature with the ideal of a self renewed and defined by God through Christ, emphasizing self-denial and spiritual growth.
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Hello, welcome.
welcome.
Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites.
hypocrites.
For you cleanse the outside of the cup
and dish, but inside they're full of extortion
extortion
Self
an individual's
typical character or behavior.
an individual's temporary
behavior or character,
a person
in prime condition.
The union of elements such as body,
emotions, thoughts, sensations
that constitute the individuality
and identity of a person.
personal interest or advantage.
The entire person as an individual.
The realization or embodiment
material that is part of an individual organism.
In the Bible,
self is understood
as a complex concept
concept
with a dual nature.
It is both created in the image of God
and corrupted by sin.
Leading to selfc centeredness.
A proper understanding of self involves
recognizing the original worth of the
individual created by God
while also acknowledging the need for
self to die
and be renewed through Christ and the
Holy Spirit
to overcome its fallen nature.
Therefore, self in a biblical context
involves a journey of selfdiscovery
that is defined by God,
not by one's own will or the world's standards.
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel,
your servants, to whom you swore by your
own self, and said to them, I will
multiply your descendants as the stars
of heaven, and all the land that I have
spoken of, I will give your descendants
and they shall inherit it forever.
So the Lord relented from the harm which
Proverbs 14:6,
"A wise man fears and departs from evil,
Matthew 23:25,
"Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites,
hypocrites,
for you cleanse the outside of the cup
and dish,
but inside it's full of extortion and selfindulgence."
selfindulgence."
Blind Pharisee,
first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish
dish
that the outside
Luke 9:23.
And he said to them all, "If anyone
desires to come after me, let him deny himself
himself
and take up his cross daily and follow me.
me.
For whoever desires to save his life
will lose it.
But whoever loses his life for my sake
will save it.
For what profit is it to a man if he
gains the whole world
and is himself destroyed or lost?
For whoever is ashamed of me and my words
words
of him, the Son of Man will be ashamed
when he comes to his own glory
and in his fathers and of the holy angels.
angels.
But I tell you truly,
there are some standing here who shall
not taste death
John 8:13
The Pharisees therefore said to him,
"You bear witness of yourself.
Your witness is not true."
Jesus answered and said to them,
"Even if I bear witness of myself,
my witness is true.
For I know where I came from and where I
am going.
But you do not know where I came from
and where I am going.
You judge according to the flesh.
I judge no one.
And yet if I do judge, my judgment is
true, for I am not alone, for I am with
It is also written in your law that the
testimony of two men is true.
I am one who bears witness of myself and
the father who sent me he bears witness
Romans 2:5.
But in accordance with your hardness
and your impenitent heart,
you are treasuring up for yourselves
wrath in the day of wrath and revelation
of the righteous judgment of God,
who will render to each one according to
his deeds,
eternal life for those who by patient
continuence in doing good seek for
But to those who are selfseeking
and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness,
unrighteousness, indignation
indignation
and wrath, tribulation,
tribulation,
anguish on every soul of man who does
evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek.
Greek.
But glory, honor, peace to everyone who
works what is good to the Jew first and
also to the Greek. For there is no
1 Corinians 7:5,
"Do not deprive one another except with
consent for a time, that you may give
yourselves to fasting and prayer, and
come together again so that Satan does
not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
2 Corinthians 12:19. Again,
Again,
do you think that we excuse ourselves to you?
you?
We speak before God in Christ,
but we do all things, beloved, for your edification.
edification.
For I fear when I come, I shall not find
you such as I wish,
such as you do not wish,
lest there be contentions, jealousies,
jealousies,
outbursts of wrath,
selfish ambitions, backbiting,
backbiting, whisperings,
whisperings, conceits
conceits tumults.
tumults.
Lest when I come again, my God will
humble me among you, and I shall mourn
for many who have sinned
before and have not repented of their uncleanness,
uncleanness, fornication,
fornication, lwdness,
lwdness,
Galatians 5:19.
Now the works of the flesh are evident
which are adultery, fornication, uncleanness,
uncleanness, lwdness,
lwdness, idolatry,
idolatry, sorcery,
sorcery, hatred,
hatred, contentious,
contentious,
jealousies, outbursts of wrath,
selfish ambition, dissensions,
dissensions, heresies,
heresies,
envy, murder, drunkenness,
real rivalries, and the like of which I
tell you beforehand.
And just as I also told you in time past,
past,
that those who practice such things
will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy,
joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness,
gentleness, faithfulness,
faithfulness, self-control.
self-control.
Against such there is no law. and those
who are Christ have crucified the flesh
with its passions and desires.
If we live in the spirit, let us also
walk in the spirit, let us not become
conceited, provoking one another,
Philippians 2:1
Therefore, if there is any consolation
in Christ,
if any comfort in love, if any
fellowship of the spirit,
if any affection and mercy,
fulfill my joy by being likeminded,
having the same love,
being of one accord,
of one mind,
let nothing be done out of selfish
ambition or conceit,
but in loneliness of mind.
Let each esteem others better than themselves.
themselves.
Let each of you look out not only for
his own interests but also for the
Colossians 2:20.
Therefore, if you died with Christ
from the basic principles of the world,
why as though living in the world do you subject
subject yourself
yourself
to regulations?
do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,
handle,
which all concerns things which perish
with the using according to the
commandments and doctrines of men.
These things indeed have an appearance
of wisdom and selfimposed religion,
religion,
false humility,
neglect of the body,
but are of no value
Second Timothy 3:2,
"For men will be lovers of themselves,
lovers of money, boasters,
boasters, proud,
proud, blasphemers,
blasphemers,
disobedient to parents, unthankful,
unthankful, unholy,
unloving, unforgiving, slanderers
slanderers
without self-control. control, brutal,
despisers of good, traitors,
traitors, headstrong,aughty,
lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
God,
having a form of godliness,
but denying its power,
and from such people turn away.
For of this sort are those who creep
into households
and make captives of gullible women,
loaded down with sins, led away by
various lust, always learning
and never able to come to the knowledge
Titus 1:7,
"For a bishop must be blameless
as a steward of God,
not self-willed,
not quickteered,
not given to whine,
not violent, not greedy for money,
but hospitable,
a lover of what is good. Soberminded,
Soberminded, just,
just, holy,
holy, self-controlled,
self-controlled,
holding fast the faithful word as he has
been taught. That he may be able by
sound doctrine both to exhort
Titus 3:9.
But avoid foolish disputes, genealologies,
genealologies,
contentions, and strivings about the
law, for they are unprofitable
and useless. reject
reject
a divine man after the first and second admonition,
admonition,
knowing that such a person is warped and
Fileon 117.
If then you count me as a partner,
receive him as you would me.
But if he has wronged you or owes
anything, put that on my account.
I, Paul, am writing with my own hand. I
will repay. Not to mention to you that
you owe me even your own self. Besides,
yes, brother, let me have joy from you
in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.
James 3:13,
who is wise and understanding among you?
Let him show by good conduct that his
works are done in meekness of wisdom.
But if you have bitter envy and
self-seeking in your hearts,
do not boast
and lie against the truth.
This wisdom does not descend from above,
but is earthly, sensual, demonic.
For where envy and self-seeking exist,
confusion and every evil thing
are there.
But the wisdom that is from above is
first pure, peaceable,
peaceable, gentle,
gentle,
willing to yield,
full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality,
