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"I can do this because this person has been able to do it"
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Hebrews 12:2 "Looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."
1Corinthians 15:9 ,9 "For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.",10 "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."
My true abilities manifest through my confidence in God's grace in me and not confidence in my own abilities which have been perceived through someone else's ability
2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
"Even if I put in all my energy, all the credit will go to someone else, why bother"
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Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
Isaiah 65:21 ,21 "
2Timothy 2:6 The farmer that labors must be first partaker of the fruits.
It is a mockery of God for the righteous to work and not enjoy the fruits of their own labor. Because it is impossible for God to be mocked it is impossible for me to work and not enjoy the fruits of my own labour.
Isaiah 65:3 "
It takes being a child of God and walking in your sonship to fully partake of the profit or fruits of your labour
Deuteronomy 28:30 "You shall betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not gather the grapes thereof."
The will of God is not to work and another get the benefit therefore this irony is the sign that we are not obeying God's law and will for our lives.
Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children: but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Deuteronomy 28:1 "And it shall come to pass, if you shall hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD your God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command you this day, that the LORD your God will set you on high above all nations of the earth:"
Deuteronomy 28:15 "But it shall come to pass, if you will not hearken unto the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you this day; that all these curses shall come upon you, and overtake you:"
Ecclesiastes 2:26 "For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping up, only that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping of the wind."
Proverbs 28:8 "He that by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor."
Job 27:16 ,16 "Though he heap up silver as the dust, and pile up clothing as the clay;",17 "He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver."
"If I am patient, humble and gentle I am victorious and holy"
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Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
The goal or product of the Christian life is Christ and this comes with the by-product of a good life.
Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes.
Christ is the ultimate of all of Christianity.
Colossians 1:18 "And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence."
Philippians 1:21 "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."
The important thing is to seek Christ and not just to become a good person
John 14:12 "
A good life is the result of Ultimate faith in Christ.
John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him,
A good life is impossible without absolute faith in Christ as the reality of it.
Colossians 3:11 "Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all."
The highest priority is to seek is Christ and not to become a good person.
Jeremiah 9:24 "
A glorious life is in the knowledge of God through Christ.
Galatians 2:19 "For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God."
Living unto God is greater than just living a 'good life'
2Corinthians 5:15 "And that he died for all, that they who live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who died for them, and rose again."
Striving to live a good life makes a demand on yourself making you live unto your own power. This can never bring glory to Christ.
Romans 14:7 "For none of us lives to himself, and no man dies to himself."
"This attitude/act irritates me a lot"
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Romans 2:4 Or despise you the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
"Why honour them after all the bad things they have done to me"
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1Corinthians 10:31 "Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God."
1Timothy 6:1 "Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed."
1Peter 2:18 "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh."
Titus 2:9 "Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not talking back;"
Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
John 19:11 "Jesus answered,
As I relate well to authority, I honour and prove to God that I believe that He doesn't take lightly the abuse of authority. This allows Him to speedily move on my behalf.
Romans 13:2 "Whosoever therefore resists the power, resists the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves judgment."
Colossians 3:17 "And whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him."
Ephesians 6:2
"How you worship God does not matter so far as you are sincere"
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John 4:24
True worship must not just be sincere but must also be done in the spirit and according to the truth of God's word which is God's will
Romans 10:2 "For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge."
Philippians 3:3 "For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh."
acceptable worship can only be done by born again children of God who have the Mark of circumcision through Christ's work because it is done by the power of Christ in the born again spirits of the child of God
"I will be saved because I am committed to the church"
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John 6:70 "Jesus answered them,
Ephesians 2:10 "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them."
1Peter 2:9 "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:"
"I only come to church because of the praise and worship time"
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Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
Hebrews 12:22 ,22 "But you are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,",23 "To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, who are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,"
"When we get to heaven, then we can live the abundant life Jesus promises"
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Hebrews 6:4 "For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,"
It is possible to have heaven on earth in the life of anychild of God through the Holy Ghost and the enlightenment we receive from Him
John 10:10 "
Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
Romans 14:17 "For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit."
Abundant life is a now reality because Heaven is realised in the life if every believer through fellowship with the Holy Ghost.
2Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen."
"I have tried to read the bible, but I can't understand it"
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1John 2:27 "But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him."
Ephesians 1:17 ,17 "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:",18 "The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what is the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,"
1Corinthians 2:14 "But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."
"You must always ignore your feelings if you want to be spiritual"
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Matthew 14:14 "And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick."
Spirituality is expressed through the emotions
John 2:17 "And his disciples remembered that it was written,
God requires service full of emotion from His servants
Mark 12:30 "
The emotion which is part of the soul is required in serving God
"If I get more resources, I will serve God better"
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Matthew 25:23 "
The quality of service to God should depend on the quality of heart and not the quality of situation or circumstamces. It is such a heart that recives resources
"I don't fear going to hell, looking at what is happening in the world, this world is already hell"
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Luke 16:23 "
"It is too difficult for me"
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Zechariah 4:6 "Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying,
Things become difficult when we try to do the work of the Spirit with the our flesh for God who is a loving God anoints us with His Spirit that we might work by Him
"Christ has saved you through your faith in Him but you must also do this and that to be truly saved"
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Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
"I can't expect anything good in this because, I did not pray/do much about it"
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Romans 10:12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
There is nothing good that we can do to merit the goodness of God because goodness exists in God alone Luke 18:19 Jas 1:17. It is the goodness of God that also qualifies all men to access all other aspects of God's goodness through absolute faith in God's goodness
Hebrews 4:16 "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
Proayer and works are not the foundations for our confidence before God but the foundation of effective prayer and works is absolute confidence in the goodness mercies and grace of God
"I will believe if I experience it for myself"
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John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him,
Truth is not accessed by experience but by a real encounter with Christ
Matthew 12:39 "But he answered and said unto them,
Having faith on the basis of having a sign is the sign that we do not have real fellowship and relationship with God or we are living in spiritual adultery because signs are not meant to lead us but to confirm the leading of the word of God's Spirit\Matt 12:39 We boost our fellowship and relationship with God when believe on the basis of God's word and not on only experience.
"I will never help him again because he never appreciated my help"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"
"There are enough people doing the work of God, my efforts will be insignificant"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
1Corinthians 12:22 "Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:"
Ephesians 4:16 "From whom the whole body being fitly joined together and knit together by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, makes increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love."
Ephesians 2:10 "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them."
"If you/I had done this and that, this wouldn't have happened"
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Philippians 3:13 "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,"
Luke 9:62 "And Jesus said unto him,
Our standard should be Jesus not men. (Rom 12:3 Eph 4:7 1Co 12:11 1Co 3:10 Rom 15:15) God created and endowed everybody differently and will judge us according to what He gave us