Quotes About Perspective

For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesnít the Law say the same thing?

the other oneís conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone elseís conscience?

For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

For we walk by faith, not by sight.

We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.

All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.

I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.

I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need.

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is Godís will for you in Christ Jesus.

The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.

But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

They are of the world. That is why they speak from the worldís perspective, and the world listens to them.