Thematic Bible: Ambition, worldly, examples of
Thematic Bible
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Holy ambition, general references to
But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way.
So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek to abound for the edification of the church.
Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Adonijah
Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” So he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen with fifty men to run before him.
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have
‘I will
I will
And I will sit on the mount of assembly
In the recesses of the north.
And whom do you have here,
That you have
You who hew a tomb on the height,
You who carve a resting place for
So that he does not
He
And he is like death, never satisfied.
He also gathers to himself all nations
And collects to himself all peoples.
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » The jews
who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Absalom
Now it came about after this that Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses and fifty men as runners before him. Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way to the gate; and when any man had a suit to come to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, "From what city are you?" And he would say, "Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel."
Moreover, Absalom would say, “Oh that one would appoint me judge in the land, then every man who has any suit or cause could come to me and I would give him justice.”
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » The mother of james and john
And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She *said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right and one on Your left.”
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Men after the flood
They said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » The disciples
And there arose also a dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest.
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