Daily Biblical Questions for Heartfelt Self-Examination

Effective self-examination requires a thorough look at both our outward actions and the hidden motives of the heart to ensure we are living in harmony with God's willSLH 90.1+1.

You should regularly ask yourself the following questions:

• Have I used profane, contemptuous, or calumniating language today Matthew 12:36ARSH May 21, 1861, page 2.5?

• Have I spoken in a tone of fretfulness or irritation toward others Colossians 3:12-13ARSH May 21, 1861, page 2.5?

• Have I neglected the sacred duties of the Sabbath or given that time to worldly business and society Isaiah 58:13ARSH May 21, 1861, page 2.5?

• Have I been disrespectful or negligent toward parents, masters, or superiors Exodus 20:12ARSH May 21, 1861, page 2.5?

• Have I harbored mischief or revenge against someone I dislike Matthew 5:44ARSH May 21, 1861, page 2.5?

• Have I willfully looked at things that kindle licentious thoughts or purposes Matthew 5:28ARSH May 21, 1861, page 2.5?

• Have I taken undue advantage of my neighbor in business dealings or the marketplace 1 Thessalonians 4:6ARSH May 21, 1861, page 2.5?

• Have I used cunningly devised utterances or artfulness to deceive others Proverbs 12:22ARSH May 21, 1861, page 2.5?

• Have I indulged in the excesses of intemperance, such as drunkenness or surfeiting Luke 21:34ARSH May 21, 1861, page 2.5+1?

• What acts of kindness, charity, or Christian usefulness have I performed today Matthew 25:35-402MCP 405.2+1?

• Have I been diligent in my business and fervent in spirit while serving the Lord Romans 12:1116LtMs, Ms 34, 1901, par. 11?

• Am I investing my influence, time, and means in God’s way Colossians 3:1716LtMs, Ms 34, 1901, par. 11?

• Is my life an evidence that I truly love the Lord and the souls for whom He died 1 John 3:1616LtMs, Ms 34, 1901, par. 11?

...be called the large and legible types on the tablet of self-examination. They form, as it were, the primer or the alphabet of the most important branch of scholarship. It is as easy for us to frame a catalogue of these questions, and sit regularly down every evening...— ARSH May 21, 1861, page 2.5

...idence that I love my Lord and the souls for whom He gave His life?” Let each one say, “I am the possessor of some trust, and I will probe my own motives and scrutinize my own actions.&rdquo— 16LtMs, Ms 34, 1901, par. 11

...pon you to be zealous and repent of your half-heartedness. Strive to walk wisely, in a perfect way. Begin and end each day with earnest prayer and close self-examination. Compare your life and character with the law of God, mark where its precepts condemn you, and set to work at once to correct the wrong by repentance to...— ST October 4, 1883, par. 18 (1874)

... them, “I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” Matthew 7:22, 23. Now self-deception cannot exist where the work of self-examination is rightly engaged in, and faithfully and perseveringly carried on. If we were in a perfect state and had no defects in o...— SLH 90.1 (1864)