Monday, September 29, 2025
Dr. Hawkins reveals 7 Common Traits of Narcissistic People
1. Always have to be right
2. Think they are superior to others
3. Hate to be challenged
4. Think they have a right to be hurtful
5. Don't care what you have to say
6. Won't listen to anything they don't want to hear
7. Believe they are special
2. Think they are superior to others
3. Hate to be challenged
4. Think they have a right to be hurtful
5. Don't care what you have to say
6. Won't listen to anything they don't want to hear
7. Believe they are special
Spiritual Growth Depends on Confession of Sin
There is only Spiritual growth in a person if they confess their sin of pride or rudeness to be cleansed of it. Too many people think that because they are born again, they never again have to admit sin or they are free to ignore it and continue in it.
We only grow when we confess sinful attitudes and actions to be cleansed of them. Relationships are only mended when there is sorrow over sin and expression of that sorrow.
Christ did not save us so we can overlook sin and remain in it, He saved us to be cleansed from it. If we refuse to confess sins we quench the Holy Spirit and He will go silent until we admit the sin and desire to be changed from those habits of sin.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?"
1 John 1:9 "…8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us."
It is unlikely that those who lack the fruit of the Spirit were never born again. If they do not have the first fruits of Love, enough to be sorry for harming someone, then perhaps they are not saved. One cannot have any of the other fruits if they lack the first one, which is love.
Broken relationships because of unconfessed arrogance and disrespectful attitudes are an indicator of a broken relationship with God, or worse, never having been born again.
Psalm 32:5 "Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. "
Galatians 5:22-23 "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
There can be no joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control if there isn't first LOVE!
Love is the first and greatest fruit that is present in all the other fruits.
IF LOVE IS ABSENT, THEN ALL THE OTHER FRUIT WILL BE ABSENT TOO. Someone without any of the fruit is someone who is not saved.
We only grow when we confess sinful attitudes and actions to be cleansed of them. Relationships are only mended when there is sorrow over sin and expression of that sorrow.
Christ did not save us so we can overlook sin and remain in it, He saved us to be cleansed from it. If we refuse to confess sins we quench the Holy Spirit and He will go silent until we admit the sin and desire to be changed from those habits of sin.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?"
1 John 1:9 "…8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us."
It is unlikely that those who lack the fruit of the Spirit were never born again. If they do not have the first fruits of Love, enough to be sorry for harming someone, then perhaps they are not saved. One cannot have any of the other fruits if they lack the first one, which is love.
Broken relationships because of unconfessed arrogance and disrespectful attitudes are an indicator of a broken relationship with God, or worse, never having been born again.
Psalm 32:5 "Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. "
Galatians 5:22-23 "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
There can be no joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control if there isn't first LOVE!
Love is the first and greatest fruit that is present in all the other fruits.
IF LOVE IS ABSENT, THEN ALL THE OTHER FRUIT WILL BE ABSENT TOO. Someone without any of the fruit is someone who is not saved.
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