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Selfishness
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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an inordinate self love, prompting one, for the sake of personal gratification or advantage, to disregard the rights or feelings of other men. It is a negative quality — that is, it consists in not considering what is due to one's neighbors through a deficiency of justice or benevolence. Selfishness is contrary to the Scriptures, which command us to have respect for the rights and feelings of others, and forbids us to encroach thereupon.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Selfishness'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/selfishness.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Selfishness'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/selfishness.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
