Self-confidence is based on the assurance of doing Father's will, just as Jesus found peace and joy in fulfilling God's purpose during his time on earth. [1] Reasonable self-confidence is not to be deplored, for it allows man to transcend himself and distinguish from the animal kingdom. [2]
Peter's presumptuous self-confidence led to trouble for himself and others, but he would receive help from the experience he would pass through that night. [3]
The Spirit of Truth gives believers a new consciousness of spiritual joy, security, and confidence, prompting them to proclaim the gospel and the resurrection of Jesus. [4]