Those who are wise never have to be told a truth from God more than once. Those who seek God with their whole heart delight in God's' truths every day of the week!!!
Those who are bent on appearing special and better, full of pride, will hear the same wisdom over and over again and never understand the truth of God. In fact, they believe their false beliefs are from God.
Proverbs 18:2
"A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion."
Proverbs 1:7
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."
How do you discern a foolish person? Its quite simple, they have no interest in being anything but what they already are, that is in their mind "all-knowing."
When someone believes they are all-knowing they are listening to the devil. He was the one who thought He could overthrow God in heaven. He believed he could be the same as and even better than God.
Proverbs 29:9
"If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet."
We are meeting more of these people every day. The world has become demonically influence in every venue of our culture.
Now that we know this about our world as well as the mentality of a narcissist, we must remain in the Bible and in prayer to keep ourselves from becoming like the world we live in.
1 John 5:20-21 "…20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. 21Little children, keep yourselves from idols."
Arrogance and pride are self-worship!
Proverbs 26:4-5 "4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he becomes wise in his own eyes.…"
If we respond back to the fool the way he communicates to us we have become like him. If we want to be Christ-like we must be aware of our responses and seek the Holy Spirit to respond through the love of Christ.
The narcissists' goal is to cause us to be like them. They are motivated by the whispers of the devil who wishes to cause us to fall into sin, even if that sin is merely a snarky response.
It takes the power of the Holy Spirit in us to ignore an insult, repay good for evil and walk in holiness no matter what anyone else is doing. Our natural human reaction to injustice is to strike back with equal force to win, but God tells us not to fight back.
Romans 12:17-21
17 Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men.
18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.
19 Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
20 “But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
Thankfully we have the option of avoiding people who are controlled by the devil, continually poking at others to cause them to become like them. God clearly says that our close companions must be those who love God as much as we do, promoting kindness and love in our interactions with others.
Romans 12:10
"Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor."
1 John 4:20
"If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen."
1 John 3:14
"We know that we have passed out of death into life because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death."
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