- Contrary to the law of God Le 19:18; Mt 22:39; Jas 2:8
- The example of Christ condemns Joh 4:34; Ro 15:3; 2Co 8:9
- God hates Mal 1:10
- EXHIBITED IN
- Being lovers of ourselves 2Ti 3:2
- Pleasing ourselves Ro 15:1
- Seeking our own 1Co 10:33; Php 2:21
- Seeking after gain Isa 56:11
- Seeking undue precedence Mt 20:21
- Living to ourselves 2Co 5:15
- Neglect of the poor 1Jo 3:17
- Serving God for reward Mal 1:10
- Performing duty for reward Mic 3:11
- Inconsistent with Christian love 1Co 13:5
- Inconsistent with communion of saints Ro 12:4,5; 1Co 12:12-27
- Especially forbidden to saints 1Co 10:24; Php 2:4
- The love of Christ should constrain us to avoid 2Co 5:14,15
- Ministers should be devoid of 1Co 9:19-23; 10:33
- All men addicted to Eph 2:3; Php 2:21
- Saints falsely accused of Job 1:9-11
- Characteristic of the last days 2Ti 3:1,2
- Exemplified
- Cain Ge 4:9
- Nabal 1Sa 25:3,11
- Haman Es 6:6
- Priests Isa 56:11
- Jews Zec 7:6
- James and John Mr 10:37
- Multitude Joh 6:26
The New Topical Text Book
Selfishness
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.