A self-righteous person focuses on "self." A Christian can be self-righteous when the basis of their faith or being right comes from themselves and not from God who is the source of everything.

Arise and shine presupposes an instruction to one who is down-cast and in obscurity. This is an instruction from God and it shows that God is concerned about our image and general well-being on earth.

The words that we speak are seeds that we sow, they germinate and bring forth fruits. So, if you sow negative words, you will reap it's consequence. And if you sow positive words, you will reap its good fruits accordingly.

Positive thinking has the power of moving you from the place of impossibilities to possibilities, because any time you are faced with a challenge, you approach it with the "I can" mindset.

The heart is the core of who a man is. The heart is the seat of man's mind where thoughts take place and decisions are made. Thus, God says to us to guard our heart.

No one pours new wine into old wine skins, otherwise the wine will burst the skins and both the wine and the wine skins will be ruined.

Jesus was walking along when He saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned..." Jesus replied "Neither this man nor his parents sinned..."

Long-suffering implies a hardship being suffered and the ability of the one suffering to take the abuse without retaliating.

A good name refers to reputation and great riches refers to wealth. God admonishes us that a good name is much more valuable than money.

According to John Calvin, repentance is 'the true turning of our life to God, a turning that arises from a pure and earnest fear of Him; and it consists in the mortification of the flesh and the renewing of the spirit.'