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"God is too good to damn anyone"
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Jeremiah 9:24 "
Exodus 20:5 "
Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
Psalm 94:2 "Lift up yourself, you judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud."
Jeremiah 21:14 "
Psalm 9:8 "And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness."
"I used to tell lies, steal etc but now I have stopped all these things, God will accept me"
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James 2:10 "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
Proverbs 20:9 "Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?"
1John 1:8 "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."
Psalm 51:5 "Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me."
Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
Job 14:4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? no one.
Romans 7:18 "For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not."
Mark 10:18 "And Jesus said unto him,
Job 4:18 "Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:"
Isaiah 64:6 "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."
Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
"I do not believe in a hereafter or immortality"
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Matthew 17:3 "And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him."
Moses was physically dead but spiritually alive. Elias never died though he far exceeded the duration of the life men
Luke 23:43 "And Jesus said unto him,
The thief physically died that day but was promised another life in another world.
Revelation 6:9 "And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:"
After death men still have emotions can hear can understand have a will speech and have a body. The after life is not figurative but a literal life.
Genesis 5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Luke 16:23 "
Lazarus and the rich man were all dead but alive in Abraham's bosom and hell respectively
1Corinthians 15:55 "
Hebrews 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"
Only the living can be judged this means that death is not the end of the existence of a person but a mere translation into another world.
John 11:26
Mark 12:26 "
God is the God of people who have died; it means that these people are merely alive/present in another world but absent from this world because God is the God of the living.
1Peter 3:19 By whom also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
Christ after His death was yet alive to preach to the spirits of dead people. They could only be preached to if there is life after death.
"I cannot be lost regardless of what I do"
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1Corinthians 3:17 "If any man defiles the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are."
1Thessalonians 3:8 "For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord."
2Timothy 2:12 "If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:"
Hebrews 3:6 "But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end."
Revelation 3:5 "
James 5:19 "Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;"
Romans 8:12 "Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh."
1Corinthians 9:27 "But I roughly treat my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified."
Galatians 5:19 "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, impurity, licentiousness,"
1Peter 2:20 "For what glory is it, if, when you be buffeted for your faults, you shall take it patiently? but if, when you do well, and suffer for it, you take it patiently, this is commendable with God."
Proverbs 14:12 "There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
Philippians 2:12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."
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,"
1Peter 4:18 "And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?"
Ezekiel 3:20 "
1Timothy 1:5 "Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"
It takes love out of a heart of pure faith in Christ not to be lost. That is the right thing to be done. It takes the doing of the right thing and not the doing of the wrong or 'good' things. You can do a good thing and not do the right thing.
"What is the use when the wicked people are enjoying and the righteous are suffering"
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Proverbs 1:32 "For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them."
The fool is the one who thinks and lives the fact that wickedness will not be punished.
Proverbs 24:16 "For a just man falls seven times, and rises up again: but the wicked shall fall by calamity."
One fall of the wicked cannot compare 7 falls of the just. The wicked fall completely without any hope of rising.
Psalm 37:37 "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace."
2Chronicles 16:9 "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. In this you have done foolishly: therefore from now on you shall have wars."
Psalm 112:10 "The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish."
Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Psalm 37:20 "But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall vanish; into smoke shall they vanish away."
Jeremiah 9:24 "
It is the glory of God to judge the wicked and to show lovingkindness to the just.
Psalm 58:10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
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."
God blesses the just with supernatural peace and joy and in the end gives all the wealth gathered through the toil of the wicked to the just.
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
God will never allow His name to be mocked.
"If there is a God why is there so much suffering and injustice"
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Romans 5:12 "Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"
Man and not God is the cause and the one responsible for all the ills of this world.
Jeremiah 9:24 "
Justice is the glory and nature of God.
Psalm 58:10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Isaiah 34:8 "For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompense for the controversy of Zion."
Isaiah 35:4 "Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you."
Isaiah 63:4 "
God always judges at the best time though it does not seem that way.
Jeremiah 11:20 "But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the mind and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them: for unto you have I revealed my cause."
If we can't call on God for justice then justice cannot be found anywhere because God is the fullness it's meaning.
Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
Psalm 37:7 "Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass."
Ecclesiastes 8:12 "Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, who fear before him:"
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.
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."
Job 27:16 "Though he heap up silver as the dust, and pile up clothing as the clay;"
Proverbs 28:8 "He that by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor."
"I will take matters into my own hands and avenge this injustice if God won't do anything about it"
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Proverbs 17:15 "He that justifies the wicked, and he that condemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD."
2Samuel 22:31 "As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is proven: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him."
The more you trust in God's word, the more His word works to effect vengeance on all injustice against you.
Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
Leviticus 19:18 "
My only God-ordained duty to God and to myself is love for my neighbour.
Matthew 5:44 "
It is great wisdom to love enemies because God who is the only wise person commands it.
Proverbs 20:22 "Say not, I will repay evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save you."
1Peter 3:9 "Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but on the contrary blessing; knowing that you are unto this called, that you should inherit a blessing."
I must render blessing for evil to inherit blessing because God overlooked by evil and rendered to me blessings.
1Corinthians 13:7 "Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Jeremiah 9:24 "
Vengeance in the earth is the sole responsibility of God.Taking Matters into your own hands is grave disrespect and dishonour to God's authority and wisdom.
"It is fair to do to him what he did to me"
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Proverbs 17:15 "He that justifies the wicked, and he that condemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD."
2Samuel 22:31 "As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is proven: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him."
The more you trust in God's word the more His word works to effect vengeance on all injustice.
Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
Leviticus 19:18 "
My only God-ordained duty to God and to myself is to love my neighbour.
Matthew 5:44 "
It is great wisdom to love our enemies, because God who is the only wise person commands it.
Proverbs 20:22 "Say not, I will repay evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save you."
1Peter 3:9 "Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but on the contrary blessing; knowing that you are unto this called, that you should inherit a blessing."
I must render blessing for evil in order to inherit blessing because God overlooked by evil and rendered to me blessings.
1Corinthians 13:7 "Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Jeremiah 9:24 "
Vengeance in the earth is the sole responsibility of God; the judge of all.Taking Matters into your own hands is grave disrespect and dishonour to God's authority and wisdom.
"I insulted him because he deserved it"
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James 3:9 "With this bless we God, even the Father; and with this curse we men, who are made after the similitude of God."
Insult to man is insult to God because man is created in God's image.
1Peter 2:23 "Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judges righteously:"
Christ who committed all judgments to God is my example.
Matthew 5:44 "
It is heavenly wisdom to love your enemies which comes with heavenly rewards.
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."
What must come out of my mouth must be what will come out of the mouth of Christ.
Colossians 4:6 "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man."
Romans 14:19 "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things with which one may edify another."
Ephesians 4:29 "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers."
1Peter 3:10 "For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:"
James 1:26 "If any man among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain."
Ecclesiastes 5:6 "Permit not your mouth to cause your flesh to sin; neither say before the angel, that it was an error: why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?"
"Did they really deserve that more than me"
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Hebrews 10:36 "For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise."
Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
James 1:4 "But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing."
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
1Corinthians 12:26 "And whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it."
Success in my brother's life is success in my life for we are all one body in Christ.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
Acts 1:7 "And he said unto them,
Despite the fact that I am not seeing God's blessings does not mean that He will not bless me. I don't have to know the timing of God's blessings to believe that He will bless me.
Genesis 4:7 "
You shall surely not lose your reward for anything you do, be it good or bad.
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that makes haste to be rich shall not go unpunished.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 "He has made every thing beautiful in its time: also he has put eternity in men's hearts, so that no man can find out the work that God does from the beginning to the end."
2Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
It seems to man a long time for God to bless him but when God blesses it is worth more than a man can achieve in a really long time.
Isaiah 55:9 "
The time and manner God decides to bless me is not as I think.
"Why do other people get ahead"
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Hebrews 10:36 "For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise."
Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
James 1:4 "But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing."
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
1Corinthians 12:26 "And whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it."
Success in my brother's life is also success in my life for we are all one body in Christ.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
Acts 1:7 "And he said unto them,
Despite the fact that I am not seeing God's blessings does not mean that He won't bless me. I don't have to know the timing of God's blessings to believe that He will bless me.
Genesis 4:7 "
You definitely won't lose your reward for anything you do whether good or bad.
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that makes haste to be rich shall not go unpunished.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 "He has made every thing beautiful in its time: also he has put eternity in men's hearts, so that no man can find out the work that God does from the beginning to the end."
2Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
It seems to man a long time for God to bless him, however, when God does, it is worth more than a man can achieve in a really long time.
Isaiah 55:9 "
The timing and manner God decides to bless me is not as I think.
"Why don't I have what they have"
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Hebrews 10:36 "For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise."
Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
James 1:4 "But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing."
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
1Corinthians 12:26 "And whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it."
Success in my brother's life is success in my life, for we are all one body in Christ.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
Acts 1:7 "And he said unto them,
Despite the fact that I am not seeing God's blessings does not mean that He will not bless me. I don't have to know when God will bless me to believe that He will bless me.
Genesis 4:7 "
You shall surely not lose your reward for anything you do, whether good or bad.
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that makes haste to be rich shall not go unpunished.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 "He has made every thing beautiful in its time: also he has put eternity in men's hearts, so that no man can find out the work that God does from the beginning to the end."
2Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
It appears to man a long time for God to bless him but when God blesses it is worth more than a man can achieve in a really long time.
Isaiah 55:9 "
The timing and way God decides to bless me is not as I think.
"Why can't my life be more like their's"
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Hebrews 10:36 "For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise."
Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
James 1:4 "But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing."
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
1Corinthians 12:26 "And whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it."
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
Acts 1:7 "And he said unto them,
Inspite of the fact that I am not seeing God's blessings does not mean that He will not bless me. I don't have to know the timing of God's blessings to believe that He will bless me.
Genesis 4:7 "
You shall surely not lose your reward for anything you do whether good or bad.
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that makes haste to be rich shall not go unpunished.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 "He has made every thing beautiful in its time: also he has put eternity in men's hearts, so that no man can find out the work that God does from the beginning to the end."
2Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
It seems to man a long time for God to bless him but when God blesses, it is worth more than a man can achieve in a really long time.
Isaiah 55:9 "
The time and way God decides to bless me is not always as I think.
"It just doesn't pay to do right or to serve God"
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Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
Hebrews 10:35 "Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense of reward."
Hebrews 6:10 "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister."
Psalm 19:11 Moreover by them is your servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
1Corinthians 15:58 "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord."
Psalm 37:9 "For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth."
Proverbs 19:17 He that has pity upon the poor lends unto the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again.
1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
2Corinthians 4:17 "For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;"
"It doesn't pay to do good in this world, you are paid instead with evil"
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Matthew 10:42 "
Hebrews 6:10 "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister."
Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
Romans 2:6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
Isaiah 3:10 "Say you to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds."
Psalm 128:2 "For you shall eat the labor of your hands: happy shall you be, and it shall be well with you."
Jeremiah 9:24 "
1Corinthians 3:14 "If any man's work abide which he has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward."
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
God has called me to believe that He will faithfully reward every good deed done.
"I am suffering because God is punishing me for the sins of my forefathers"
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1John 4:10 "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
Christ loves me and has already received all my punishment.
Galatians 3:13 "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:"
All my curses have been put on Christ. I have none to bear.
Jeremiah 31:29 "
i.e. No longer will children suffer from the sins of their forefathers. I will never say I am suffering the punishment of the sins of my forefathers.
Ezekiel 18:2 "
God has broken every bad pattern in my family line.
2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
I have been disconnected from any bad lineage and have been connected to God's lineage through faith.
Galatians 3:7 "Know you therefore that they who are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham."
My father is Abraham and Abraham was a blessed man. I am therefore a blessed person.
"He doesn't deserve any kindness from me"
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Luke 6:33 "
Kindness is my true nature.
Luke 6:27 "
Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
God hides great blessings in unexpected things.
1Peter 4:9 Practice hospitality one to another without grudging.
Matthew 25:40 "
Mark 9:41 "
Proverbs 19:17 He that has pity upon the poor lends unto the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again.
Luke 15:4 "
God has made all men deserving of the best kindness because all things belong to God. Kindness extended to anyone is kindness extended to God. The undeserving needs the best kindness in order to be restored.
"God made some rich and made some poor Nothing can be done about it"
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Deuteronomy 8:18 "But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is he that gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto your fathers, as it is this day."
2Peter 1:3 "According as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory and virtue:"
Job 36:11 "If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures."
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
2Corinthians 8:9 "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might be rich."
"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 God were 'Just', why do some have it easy in life and some struggle"
📖 Related Verses (12)
Romans 5:12 "Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"
Man and not God is the source of the injustice in the world
Genesis 18:25 "That be far from you to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from you: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?"
Matthew 13:30 "
God might not deal immediately with injustice but God has set an appointed time to deal with all injustice
Isaiah 55:8 ,8 "
2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
Psalm 18:30 "As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is proven: he is a shield to all those that trust in him."
If it were possible to fully understand the operations of God we will know that all His ways are perfect
Romans 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
God is not a respecter of persons but a respecter of His word.People struggle or have it easy in life depending on their adherence to God's word for their lives
John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him,
God is not a respecter of persons but a respecter of Jesus in our lives. People struggle or have it easy in life depending on how well they walk with Jesus
Deuteronomy 30:19 "I call heaven and earth as witness this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live:"
The quality of our lives depend on us and not on God
Joshua 1:8 "
It is man who makes his life easy or hard
1Corinthians 10:13 "There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it."
No one is underprevileged in life because God doesn't judge us according to the results we make in life but according to the challenges we overcome in life
2Corinthians 10:12 "For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise."
"It is not fair for God to send people to hell if they don't believe in Jesus"
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Romans 5:12 "Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"
God will judge men not because they refused Jesus but because they are sinners whose sins must be judged
Romans 1:18 "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;"
John 3:19 "
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
"Even if I put in all my strength, all the credit will go to someone else"
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Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
It is a mockery of God if the righteous work and do 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 65:21 ,21 "
2Timothy 2:6 The farmer that labors must be first partaker of the fruits.
Isaiah 65:3 "
It is being a child of God and walking in your sonship to fully partake of the profit or fruits of your labour
Deuteronomy 28:15 ,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:",16 "Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field.",17 Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading-trough.,18 "Cursed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your land, the increase of your cattle, and the offspring of your sheep.",19 "Cursed shall you be when you come in, and cursed shall you be when you go out.",20 "The LORD shall send upon you cursing, confusion, and rebuke, in all that you set your hand unto to do, until you are destroyed, and until you perish quickly; because of the wickedness of your doings, by which you have forsaken me.",21 "The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto you, until he has consumed you from off the land, which you go to possess.",22 "The LORD shall strike you with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew; and they shall pursue you until you perish.",23 "And your heaven that is over your head shall be bronze, and the earth that is under you shall be iron.",24 "The LORD shall make the rain of your land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon you, until you be destroyed.",25 "The LORD shall cause you to be defeated before your enemies: you shall go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shall be a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.",26 "And your carcasses shall be food unto all fowls of the air, and unto the animals of the earth, and no man shall frighten them away.",27 "The LORD will strike you with the boils of Egypt, and with tumors, and with the scab, and with the itch, of which you can not be healed.",28 "The LORD shall strike you with madness, and blindness, and confusion of mind:",29 "And you shall grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways: and you shall be only oppressed and plundered continually, and no man shall save you.",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."
It is not the will of God 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.
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."
God will not only give to the righteous what is due him (Rom 13:7 Luke 12:42 Pro 3:27 Ps 145:15) but It is God's will that the wicked work for the enjoyment and benefit of the righteous in the end.
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."
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:"
Walking in love brings the greatest profit because love is the fulfillment of the law and walking in love is all about putting and working for the credit and interest of others first
Galatians 6:2 "Bear you one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."
Philippians 2:3 ,3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.,4 "Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."
"But I know people who have done it and got away with it"
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Psalm 73:12 ,12 "Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.",13 "Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.",14 "For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.",15 "If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of your children.",16 "When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;",17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
Proverbs 24:16 "For a just man falls seven times, and rises up again: but the wicked shall fall by calamity."
Psalm 37:7 "Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass."
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
Jeremiah 9:23 ,23 "Thus says the LORD,
Isaiah 63:4 "
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
Ecclesiastes 3:2 "A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;"
Jeremiah 17:11 "As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool."
"Is that how God repays me after all that I have done in His name?"
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Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
Hebrews 6:10 "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister."
Hebrews 6:12 "That you be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises."
"But I know people who served God and did not amount to anything till they died, why should I ?"
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2Corinthians 5:10 "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may be recompensed for the things done in his body, according to what he has done, whether it be good or bad."
Luke 16:22 ,22 "
Our life on earth is just to prepare us for the life of eternity and Our life on earth determines the quality of life we have in eternity
"If you don't do what I want don't expect me to do this for you"
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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;"
Mark 12:31 "
"It is unfair for bad people to go to heaven because because they believe in Jesus"
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1John 4:10 "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
2Corinthians 8:9 "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might be rich."
Isaiah 53:5 "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
1Corinthians 15:21 "For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead."
"It is unfair for good people to go to hell because they did not believe in Jesus"
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Isaiah 64:6 "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."
Psalm 51:5 "Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me."
Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Psalm 14:2 ,2 "The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.",3 "They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that does good, no, not one."
Matthew 5:8
John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him,
"People should be fair If I'm nice to them, they should be nice back"
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John 16:33 "
he heart is so evil and full of deceit to the extent of deceiving a man that he is righteous when he is not. That which man depends on for a holy life is rotten to the core. How then can holiness come out of it.