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  1. The act of believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof. 2. ( n.) Ground for presuming; evidence probable, but not conclusive; strong probability; reasonable supposition; as, the presumption is that an event has taken place. 3. ( n.)

  2. Nov 20, 2023 · Presumptuous sins—sins committed in willful defiance of Godare a grave offense. In fact, Numbers 15:30–31, the Old Testament law specified that someone guilty of willful, defiant sin was to be “cut off from among his people” (NKJV).

  3. presumption - 1. the act of presuming; specif., a. an overstepping of proper bounds; forwardness; effrontery b. the taking of something for granted (Webster's New World College Dictionary) This idea is found in several Bible passages and is most closely associated with arrogance and pride.

  4. Discover the meaning of Presume; Presumptuous; Presumptuously in the Bible. Study the definition of Presume; Presumptuous; Presumptuously with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.

  5. Deuteronomy 18:22. Verse Concepts. When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not come about or come true, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him.

  6. If we follow another leader, it is presumption to claim to be covered by the blood of Jesus. (1 John 1:7) Here is why we believe this. 1) “Do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'; for I tell you God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.” (Matthew 3:9) God is never cornered by human presumption.

  7. Presumption (or presumptuousness), then, is the arrogant attitude of one who confidently assumes a thing to be true and then acts upon it. It is taking upon oneself the authority to do something that 1) he has either not been given to do at all or 2) has been given to another. Colloquially, it is "getting too big for your britches."

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