We live in a world filled with people who are lovers of themselves, haughty, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, fierce, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God ​ — to name some of the characteristics listed by Paul.
فَٱلْكِتَابُ ٱلْمُقَدَّسُ يَقُولُ :‏ « طَوَالَ هٰذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ كَانَ ٱلصَّبِيُّ صَمُوئِيلُ يَكْبُرُ وَيَصِيرُ مُحَبَّبًا أَكْثَرَ عِنْدَ يَهْوَهَ وَٱلنَّاسِ » .‏ —‏ ١ صم ٢ :‏ ٢٦‏ .‏