2 Corinthians 3:5
3:5 Not that we are adequate
in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy
is from God,
2 Corinthians 4:7
An Eternal Weight of Glory
4:7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
12:7 even because of the extraordinary character of the revelations. Therefore,
so that I would not become arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to trouble
me – so that I would not become arrogant.
12:8 I asked the Lord three times about this, that it would depart from me.
12:9 But
he said to me, “My grace is enough
for you, for my
power is made perfect
in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly
about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in
me.
12:10 Therefore I am content with
weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties
for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
Job 40:14
40:14 Then I myself will acknowledge to you
that your own right hand can save you.
Psalms 22:29
22:29 All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship;
all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him,
including those who cannot preserve their lives.
Psalms 44:5-7
44:5 By your power we will drive back our enemies;
by your strength we will trample down our foes!
44:6 For I do not trust in my bow,
and I do not prevail by my sword.
44:7 For you deliver us from our enemies;
you humiliate those who hate us.
Proverbs 28:26
28:26 The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool,
but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.
Jeremiah 9:23-24
9:23 The Lord says,
“Wise people should not boast that they are wise.
Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful.
Rich people should not boast that they are rich.
9:24 If people want to boast, they should boast about this:
They should boast that they understand and know me.
They should boast that they know and understand
that I, the Lord, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth
and that I desire people to do these things,”
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 17:5-7
Individuals Are Challenged to Put Their Trust in the Lord
17:5 The Lord says,
“I will put a curse on people
who trust in mere human beings,
who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength,
and whose hearts have turned away from the Lord.
17:6 They will be like a shrub in the desert.
They will not experience good things even when they happen.
It will be as though they were growing in the desert,
in a salt land where no one can live.
17:7 My blessing is on those people who trust in me,
who put their confidence in me.
Ezekiel 33:13
33:13 Suppose I tell the righteous that he will certainly live, but he becomes confident in his righteousness and commits iniquity. None of his righteous deeds will be remembered; because of the iniquity he has committed he will die.
Luke 18:9
The Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector
18:9 Jesus also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else.