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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 feel sinful and unworthy to receive God's love"
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Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;"
1Corinthians 6:11 "And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God."
Psalm 103:12 "As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."
Romans 8:1 "There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
Hebrews 8:12 "
Romans 11:27 "
Romans 8:30 "Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified."
It is about God's own choice to be merciful and not about anything in me.
1John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
"How can God still love me after I have sinned so much"
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Romans 5:20 "Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:"
It is the glory of God to make more grace available than can be exhausted by any level of sin.
Romans 5:8 "But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Our worst does not disqualify us from God's best.
Psalm 106:8 "Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known."
God's love is to show forth the glory of His Holy name so that men will not boast of deserving His love.
Ezekiel 36:22 "
Psalm 85:6 Will you not revive us again: that your people may rejoice in you?
God loves because He pleasures in the rejoicing of His people in Him only.
Isaiah 55:8 "
The nature and extent of God's love goes far beyond that known by man.
Psalm 86:5 "For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy unto all them that call upon you."
Psalm 86:15 "But you, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and truth."
1John 4:16 "And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him."
God Loves because of who He is and not because of who I am and what I have done.
"I am busy so I cannot help you on this"
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Philippians 2:4 "Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."
Galatians 6:10 "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."
Matthew 6:33 "
God's kingdom is all about love and the emptying of self.
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
Romans 12:10 Be tender loving one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;
Matthew 22:39 "
Service to anyone is service to yourself.
John 13:14 "
I have been called to live out Christ who lived his life for others.
John 15:13 "
I have been called to live a life of sacrifice for others.
"Do you have to forgive a person for the same things for so many times. I just don’t think so"
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Matthew 18:22 "Jesus said unto him,
Matthew 6:15 "
Matthew 18:35 "
If I don't get tired of forgiving God will not get tired of forgiving me.
James 2:13 "For he shall have judgment without mercy, that has showed no mercy; and mercy triumphs over judgment."
Luke 6:38 "
1Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent love among yourselves: for love shall cover a multitude of sins.
1Corinthians 13:8 "Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away."
Love never fails to forgive no Matter how many times it forgives.
Matthew 5:7
Hosea 6:6 "
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."
God deals with us on the platform of mercy so that we will deal with all men on the platform of mercy.
"I will not forgive him because I have forgiven him many times"
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Matthew 18:22 "Jesus said unto him,
Matthew 6:15 "
Matthew 18:35 "
If I don't get tired of forgiving others, God will not get tired of forgiving me.
James 2:13 "For he shall have judgment without mercy, that has showed no mercy; and mercy triumphs over judgment."
Luke 6:38 "
1Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent love among yourselves: for love shall cover a multitude of sins.
1Corinthians 13:8 "Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away."
Love will never fail to forgive no Matter how many times it forgives.
Matthew 5:7
Hosea 6:6 "
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."
God deals with us primarily on the platform of mercy so that we will deal with all men on the platform of mercy.
"Whatever bad thing he does, does not concern me"
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Ezekiel 3:18 "
Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Daniel 12:3 And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.
James 5:20 "Let him know, that he who converts the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins."
Galatians 5:14 "For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this;
2Timothy 4:5 "But you watch in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry."
2Thessalonians 3:15 "Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother."
1Thessalonians 5:14 "Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are idle, encourage the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all men."
2Timothy 4:2 "Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."
1Timothy 5:20 "Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear."
Titus 1:13 "This witness is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;"
Galatians 2:11 "But when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed."
2Timothy 3:16 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
Galatians 6:2 "Bear you one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."
1John 4:21 "And this commandment have we from him, That he who loves God love his brother also."
Whatever I do for my brother I do for God.
Mark 12:31 "
My greatness is in showing as much concern for what happens to my brother as what happens to me.
Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that wins souls is wise.
I have been designed to give life to others. The way into the wisdom of God is the way soul winning.
Romans 12:15 "Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep."
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."
1Corinthians 12:15 "If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?"
Matthew 5:13 "
I have been purposed to preserve and give light to my brother.
"I am not responsible at all for what happens to my brother"
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Ezekiel 3:18 "
Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Daniel 12:3 And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.
James 5:20 "Let him know, that he who converts the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins."
Galatians 5:14 "For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this;
2Timothy 4:5 "But you watch in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry."
2Thessalonians 3:15 "Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother."
1Thessalonians 5:14 "Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are idle, encourage the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all men."
2Timothy 4:2 "Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."
1Timothy 5:20 "Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear."
Titus 1:13 "This witness is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;"
Galatians 2:11 "But when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed."
2Timothy 3:16 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
Galatians 6:2 "Bear you one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."
1John 4:21 "And this commandment have we from him, That he who loves God love his brother also."
Whatever I do for my brother is what I do for God.
Mark 12:31 "
My greatness is seen in showing as much concern for what happens to my brother as what happens to me.
Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that wins souls is wise.
I have been designed to give life to others. The way into the wisdom of God is soul winning.
Romans 12:15 "Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep."
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."
1Corinthians 12:15 "If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?"
Matthew 5:13 "
I have a purpose to preserve and give light to my brother.
"That person makes me so mad"
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Genesis 4:7 "
Anger invites sin.
Galatians 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,"
1Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent love among yourselves: for love shall cover a multitude of sins.
1Corinthians 13:4 "Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,"
John 7:24 "
Everyone must be looked at with the eyes of God.
Proverbs 24:23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have partiality in judgment.
It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. We are to relate and see everyone with love.
Isaiah 11:3 "And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:"
Romans 14:13 "Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way."
James 1:20 For the anger of man works not the righteousness of God.
Colossians 3:8 "But now you also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy talk out of your mouth."
"I just cannot tolerate him or this behaviour, being around him"
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Galatians 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,"
Matthew 5:7
Matthew 6:14 "
Colossians 3:13 "Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do you."
Ephesians 4:32 "And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you."
Revceive everyone as you would have received Christ.
Ephesians 4:2 "With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;"
Matthew 5:44 "
Matthew 5:46 "
James 2:8 "If you fulfill the royal law according to the scripture,
Matthew 25:40 "
Genesis 1:26 "And God said,
You have received God by receiving anyone.
Nahum 1:3 "The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet."
God expects us to live and behave as Him. I need to be slow to anger for this empowers me and does away with any wickedness towards me from anyone.
"I don't respect him because he does not respect me"
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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."
The way into my blessings is to render respect for disrespect because God respected and blessed me though I disrespected Him
1Thessalonians 5:15 "See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men."
Galatians 6:10 "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Revspect God through your respect for men. Revspect to men is respect to God.
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."
Disrespect of man is disrespect to God.
Luke 6:33 "
There is great honour in respecting those who do not respect me.
Matthew 5:16 "
Revspecting those who do not respect me brings glory to God.
Isaiah 55:8 "
Genesis 1:27 "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."
Man is worthy of respect because he is created in God's image.
"He offended me, why should I take the step to make peace with him"
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Romans 12:18 "If it be possible, as much as lies in you, live peaceably with all men."
It is the wisdom of God to initiate peace
Hebrews 12:14 "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"
Romans 14:19 "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things with which one may edify another."
Matthew 5:9
Taking the step to make peace is a step into my inheritance as a child of God.
Mark 9:50 "
Just as salt gives taste I have been purposed to bring the taste of peace everywhere.
Matthew 5:24 "
Peace with men is peace with God/ the basis of peace with God.
Matthew 18:15 "
It is important and an honour to God to maintain healthy the relationships God gives to us.
"I don't go to church because I don't feel welcomed cared for or loved there"
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Ephesians 1:6 "To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he has made us accepted in the beloved."
Psalm 27:10 "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up."
Isaiah 49:15 "
Isaiah 49:16 "
God's acceptance and love is what really Matters to me.
Hebrews 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as you see the day approaching."
Mark 4:17 "
I benefit more from the church than offences from it. I should therefore not allow offences to rob of these benefits but rather have strong roots in the church.
1Thessalonians 3:3 That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for you yourselves know that we are appointed unto this.
Affliction is the evidence of and way to greater appointments.
2Timothy 3:12 "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
Offences are devilish strategies to take me out of church and therefore out of godliness
Romans 8:35 "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?"
My love for Christ is proven to be genuine if nothing is able to keep me away from His body which is the church.
"I don't think God loves me that much"
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Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
God's love for me is worth more than all things.
John 10:10 "
1John 4:16 "And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him."
God is the fullness of love in definition and expression. My dwelling in God by faith is my dwelling in the fullness of love.
John 13:1 "Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end."
His love is as real and as eternal as Himself. Because I belong to Him I cannot be separated from His love. He loves me as He loves Himself.
Jeremiah 9:24 "
Nothing delights God more than showing me true love and my knowing that He loves me more than anything.
Romans 5:8 "But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Nothing can ever reduce the full magnitude of God's love for me.
"If I don't do this I will loose my best friends and the things I love"
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1Peter 3:13 "And who is he that will harm you, if you be followers of that which is good?"
Matthew 19:29 "
Philippians 1:21 "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."
Life is all about fulfilling God's desires and dying to my own desires. Whatever I die to is a gain to me.
John 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
The raise men can give you through their praise cannot compare to the raise God gives through His praise of you. When men praise you they will erase you but when God praises you you are truly raised with grace. When God praises you all men will in the end praise you.
Hebrews 11:25 "Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;"
The joy outside the will of God is only temporary and partial but the joy inside the will of God is permanent and complete.
Luke 9:62 "And Jesus said unto him,
Great treasure awaits all who abandon all things to follow God's will. If I don't give up the things I love for the sake of the will of God I cannot be fit for the most precious thing-the kingdom of God.
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.
The upright walk is a walk of total abandonment of all things to follow God's will. The upright walk guarantees all good things.
Mark 12:30 "
Only God is worthy of my greatest love
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself also in the LORD; and he shall give you the desires of your heart.
All round prosperity is in total abandonment of all things. Doing the will of God is the way to accessing all the things I truly love.
James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
Doing the will of God cannot deny me of any perfect thing because God is the source of all perfect things
"I don't think God really loves me that much"
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Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
God has given me something greater than all things i.e. Himself in Jesus Christ as evidence of His great love.
John 10:10 "
1John 4:16 "And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him."
God is the fullness of love I dwell in fullness of love because I dwell in God by my faith.
John 13:1 "Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end."
I belong to Christ. I am a part of Him. Christ's love for me is to the extreme.
Jeremiah 9:24 "
God delights in loving me and in my knowing that He loves me.
Romans 5:8 "But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Even when I do my worst His love is still at it's best.
"I can't forgive after all this"
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Matthew 6:14 "
I can forgive because God has forgiven me.
Matthew 18:35 "
I can forgive because; I already have forgiveness living in my heart.
Luke 17:4 "
The divine nature in me can never get tired of forgiving.
Ephesians 4:32 "And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you."
I can forgive for Christ's sake. Christ is the power in me to forgive.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Colossians 3:8 "But now you also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy talk out of your mouth."
I have the power to forgive.
"This person, these people are not worth my time and effort"
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Mark 12:31 "
It is a great commandment to love my neighbour. The greater the commandment I obey the greater my reward.
Proverbs 24:23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have partiality in judgment.
To consider the seeming worthless person is the way I become truly wise.
Romans 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
I do not have respect of persons because God's life that in me has no respect for persons.
James 2:5 "Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them that love him?"
The seemingly worthless need more attention from me
Romans 3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith in Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
Galatians 3:28 "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
What I do for any I do for Christ.
1Corinthians 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
Matthew 25:40 "
Mark 9:41 "
Matthew 11:19 "
Matthew 18:10 "
Psalm 41:1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Proverbs 14:21 "He that despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he."
Matthew 19:30
"I don't belong"
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Galatians 3:29 "And if you are Christ's, then are you Abraham's descendants, and heirs according to the promise."
I belong because I am Abraham's seed by faith in Christ.
Ephesians 1:6 "To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he has made us accepted in the beloved."
What God has accepted cannot be rejected. I am accepted.
Jeremiah 1:5 "
Psalm 27:10 "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up."
God accepts me it doesn't Matter who rejects me.
Isaiah 49:16 "
I am accepted with great love.
John 10:28 "
I belong to Christ.
Romans 8:39 "Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creation, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
The body of Christ is the body of believers; the church. Because I am accepted in Christ I am accepted in His body of believers.
Ephesians 3:15 "Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,"
Anyone accepted in Christ belongs to the family of God which consists of everyone accepted in Christ. I bear the name of the greatest family ever.
"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.
"I don't think I can ever forgive him for doing this to me"
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Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Christ is the strength in me to forgive.
John 15:5 "
It's not about me forgiving but it's all about Christ and my connectivity to Him that empowers me to forgive.
Colossians 3:13 "Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do you."
I have received the greatest forgiveness; this means I can give the greatest forgiveness.
1Corinthians 6:17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
All that is in Christ-His forgiving spirit is deeply rooted in I.
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."
All my unforgiving tendencies have been crucified and all my forgiving tendencies in Christ have been activated by faith.
Romans 5:5 And hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given unto us.
All unforgiveness in My heart has been replaced with the love of God.
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."
Ezekiel 36:26 "
My unforgiving heart and spirit has been replaced with God's forgiving heart and spirit.
"He got himself into that trouble, why should I help him get out"
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Romans 13:8 "Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law."
James 2:8 "If you fulfill the royal law according to the scripture,
Galatians 6:2 "Bear you one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."
John 15:13 "
Matthew 7:12 "
"I can't work with him because I don't like this thing about him"
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1Corinthians 3:9 "For we are laborers together with God: you are God's field, you are God's building."
The divine nature partners and work togethe with the least desirable people.
Galatians 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,"
Workiing with difficult people is an opportunity to develop the fruits of christian character
John 6:70 "Jesus answered them,
The divine nature can work with the worst of people and still get the best of results
The divine nature is prepared to work with the worst of people
"last time when I prayed, nothing happened, why should I believe in prayer"
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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."
Proayer is not meant for gains but for love and fellowship to God which produces gains
James 5:16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."
Something great always happens when a righteous man prays righteously
"It is a sign of weakness to forgive easily"
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1Corinthians 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
What man sees as weakness is what God sees as strength
"Showing kindness to enemies is weakness"
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Romans 12:20 "Therefore if your enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink: for in so doing you shall heap coals of fire on his head."
Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
"When you forgive people easily, you give then license to continue to hurt you"
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Isaiah 33:24 "And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell in it shall be forgiven their iniquity."
The power of forgiveness is the same power for healing. How easily we forgive is how easily we are healed from offences\Isa 33:24 How easily we forgive determines how easily the healing power of God can flow into our lives\Matt 18:35Isa 33:24 How easily we forgive others determines how easily we receive the forgiveness of God into our lives and how easily we receive God's forgiveness is how easily we are healed and restored\Matt 18:35 We can forgive others as easily as we have received God's forgiveness. The evidence of our reception of God's forgiveness in our lives is the ease with which we forgive others
Luke 7:47 "
Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
1John 2:2 "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world."
"Upon all that I did for him, he never shown any appreciation"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
2Timothy 3:2 "For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,"
Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.
1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"
Ephesians 5:2 "And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling fragrance."
Romans 13:8 "Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law."
Matthew 6:4
"Forget about walking in power, you sh'd be concerned only with holiness"
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1Corinthians 12:1 "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant."
It is God's will that we will have experiential knowledge of His power
"If I don't retaliate I will be taken for granted/they will never stop abusing me"
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Jeremiah 9:23 ,23 "Thus says the LORD,
Walking in love is the best way to execute God's judgement and righteousness in any issue
"If I meet his needs, my needs will not be met, i will be taken for granted"
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John 13:34 "
John 13:35 "
John 15:13 "
The new glorious life Christ brings to us is manifested by laying down our lives for others.The secret to becoming as great as Christ is to love others by laying down our lives for them.
"This area of my life is too insignificant for God to care about"
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1Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.
Anything that is a care and concern in our lives is meant to be cast on the Lord
"He did not help me to acquire this, why should I share any with him"
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Acts 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that any of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Acts 2:44 "And all that believed were together, and had all things common;"
1Peter 3:8 "Finally, be all of one mind, having compassion one with another, love as brethren, be tender hearted, be courteous:"
Psalm 41:1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Proverbs 14:21 "He that despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he."
"If he really loved me, he wouldn't have done this/he would have done this"
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John 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
John 2:23 ,23 "Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.",24 "But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,",25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
Jeremiah 9:23 ,23 "Thus says the LORD,
Ecclesiastes 9:11 "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happens to them all."
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."
Luke 12:19 ,19 "
Acts 12:21 ,21 "And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.",22 "And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.",23 "And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and died."
Isaiah 42:8 "
Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.
"God says He loves me but I cannot feel it"
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Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
John 3:16 "
God's love us is truth and not feeling.It is a truth that will produce the right feeling when meditated on
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
Christ's sacrifice and not feeling is the prove of God's love for us
"This part of my life is too insignificant for God to care about"
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1Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.
Anything that is a care and concern in our lives is meant to be casted on the Lord
"I am too busy to serve God, but I serve God with my money"
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Mark 12:29 ,29 "And Jesus answered him,
because God owns my life the entirity of my life must serve Him and not just my money.
John 4:24
Service to God must be your best service ever being done with the very life-force within you
Romans 1:9 "For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;"
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:"
"If God really loves me, He would not have allowed this to happen to me"
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Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
God has already shown that He really loves me by giving me the greatest gift of His Son. I must then prove my absolute faith in this love choosing to believe His love notwithstanding the oppositions and tests that confonts this believe
Romans 8:35 ,35 "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?",36 "As it is written, For your sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.",37 "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.",38 "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,",39 "Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creation, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Nothing evil I did could prevent God from giving His best (His Son) to me. Nothing evil that happens to me should prevent me from giving my best to Him (my faith in God's love for me )
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."
but God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear it. God allows certain things to happen to us not to harm us but to take us to higher place in Him. He loves us and knows He has given us the ability to handle them.
"I don't like this kind of people"
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Romans 12:13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
1Peter 4:9 Practice hospitality one to another without grudging.
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."
Colossians 3:12 "Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;"
"Why should I help him, he deserves the bad thing that has come on him"
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Psalm 86:15 "But you, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and truth."
Exodus 33:18 ,18 "And he said, I beseech you, show me your glory.",19 "And he said,
The glory and nature of God is the fullness of mercy compassion and grace which nature and glory must be reflected or displayed through us because we are the children of God. 1Pe 2:9
"If this person treats me this way, then I will know that they love me"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Love is defined by the Spirit of love and not the mind of man
1John 4:16 "And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him."
Love is defined by God and not by man
John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him,
Christ is expression of love
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:"
Love is defined from the heart and not just from acts
"I love this but I can't do it because there are many risks & sacrifices in it"
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2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Hebrews 11:33 ,33 "Who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,",34 "Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in war, turned to flight the armies of foreigners."
The walk of the kingdom is a walk of faith and the walk of faith is a walk of great sacrifices and seeming risks
"I don't care what anybody feels/says/thinks, I will say/do it"
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Ephesians 4:2 "With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;"
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Philippians 2:4 "Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."
Galatians 5:22 ,22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,",23 "Meekness, self-control: against such there is no law."
1Corinthians 13:5 "Does not behave itself rudely, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, keeps no record of evil;"
"I love this but I can't do it because it pays less"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
"I will forgive him after he pays for that offence"
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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 did not just forgive us but also took the punishment of our sins
Matthew 5:23 "
The longer we stay in unforgiveness the longer we stay disconnected from God. The more we give reasons for our unforgiveness the more there will be reasons to disconnect us from God
"I just can't accept that I am wrong because I can't bear the shame of being wrong"
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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."
Colossians 3:3 "For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
"I want a friend who is rich and famous"
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James 2:9 "But if you have respect to persons, you commit sin, and are convicted of the law as transgressors."
Acts 20:35 "I have showed you all things, how that so laboring you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said,
Matthew 9:11 ,11 "And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?",12 "But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them,
We have not been called to the perfect but to the imperfect that we will perfect them
Matthew 5:15 "
Your worth and value is seen more in your impart upon others
"Nobody likes me because I am quiet/unattractive etc"
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Zechariah 2:8 For thus says the LORD of hosts;
Psalm 139:17 "How precious also are your thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!"
Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
Psalm 139:14 I will praise you; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are your works; and that my soul knows right well.
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."
2Corinthians 4:7 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
"I don't give much offerings but I do a lot of other things for God"
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Exodus 23:15 "
Offerings are kingdom platforms for the experience of the presence of God
Philippians 4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
2Corinthians 9:6 "But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully."
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
What you gain serving God is different from what you gain from your offerings to God
Psalm 20:3 "Remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice; Selah."
Malachi 3:10 "
"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."
"Let me finish doing this thing, then I will give my all to God"
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Luke 9:59 ,59 "And he said unto another,
Mark 12:29 ,29 "And Jesus answered him,
Romans 14:8 "For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's."
Matthew 6:33 "
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."
"This group of people is inferior to this other group"
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1John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Isaiah 1:18 "
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."
1Corinthians 2:2 "For I determined not to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified."
"He got himself into that trouble despite my advice, why should I help him"
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Galatians 6:10 "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."
We must do good to all men including those who are undeserving
Proverbs 3:27 "Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it."
Romans 13:8 "Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law."
Mark 12:31 "
The help you withhold from others is the help you withhold from yourself
"I can't get anything even if I help him"
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Philippians 2:4 "Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."
Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.
Galatians 6:10 "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."
"No one likes me"
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Zechariah 2:8 For thus says the LORD of hosts;
Ephesians 1:6 "To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he has made us accepted in the beloved."
Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
"Only carnal people need encouragement, spiritual people don't"
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John 14:16 "
Spirituality is all about fuelled by spiritual encouragements
1Corinthians 10:12 Therefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
Jude 1:3 "Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was necessary for me to write unto you, and exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints."
1Peter 5:1 "The elders who are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:"
Hebrews 3:13 "But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin."
"I can't listen to him because I don't like him"
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Galatians 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,"
1Corinthians 13:7 "Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty gives him understanding.
1Corinthians 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
"This business is not mine, why should I put in soo much energy"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Luke 16:12 "
Matthew 7:2 "
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
Mark 12:31 "
"Nobody cares for me"
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Ephesians 1:6 "To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he has made us accepted in the beloved."
Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
Zechariah 2:8 For thus says the LORD of hosts;
"He is not a believer, but I love him and want to marry him"
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2Corinthians 6:14 ,14 Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and what partnership has light with darkness?,15 And what harmony has Christ with Belial? or what part has he that believes with an infidel?,16 "And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? for you are the temple of the living God; as God has said,
Deuteronomy 7:3 "Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give unto his son, nor his daughter shall you take unto your son."
Ephesians 6:11 "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."
1Corinthians 10:21 "You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: you cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of demons."
"Yes, He does all kinds of bad things to me, but I love him and want to marry him"
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Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting get understanding.
Ephesians 5:25 "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;"
Ecclesiastes 10:8 "He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and whosoever breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him."
Ecclesiastes 10:11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
"I am lonely; nobody really loves and cares about me"
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Zechariah 2:8 For thus says the LORD of hosts;
Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
1Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.
Philippians 4:6 ,6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.,7 "And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.",8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
"He has repaid the help I gave him with evil, I will not help him again"
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Matthew 5:44 "
Hebrews 10:17
"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;"
"He will not appreciate it if I help him, why bother"
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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;"
"How can a good and all loving God send someone to hell"
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Jeremiah 9:24 "
Psalm 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the habitation of your throne: mercy and truth shall go before your face.
Hell satisfies the justice of God
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:"
God does not send anyone to hell people choose hell by rejecting God's love
2Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
"I will help others when I get over my own issues"
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1John 3:16 "By this perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."
Galatians 6:10 "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."
"If God really loves me, He would have done this and that"
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Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
God has already given us the greatest prove of His love for us
Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
Psalm 138:2 "I will worship toward your holy temple, and praise your name for your lovingkindness and for your truth: for you have magnified your word above all your name."
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.
"I can't tolerate people who don't agree with me"
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Colossians 3:13 "Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do you."
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
"I will do this if he will also do that"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
"I will change if he changes"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
"I don't feel loved by anyone"
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Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
Zechariah 2:8 For thus says the LORD of hosts;
Ephesians 1:6 "To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he has made us accepted in the beloved."
"If I do this and that God will do this and that for me"
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2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
Romans 1:17 "For in it is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith."
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
"It is okay to kiss, touch etc as long as you do not have sex and you love each other"
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Matthew 5:28 "
"I want to marry him because I love him, that is all that matters"
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Luke 14:28 "
Love is not the only cost for a fruitful marrital life
Proverbs 24:3 ,3 Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established:,4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
The house of marriage requires more than love to be fruitful
"I am not worth loving"
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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."
Zechariah 2:8 For thus says the LORD of hosts;
Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
"I can't risk my heart being broken again"
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1Corinthians 13:7 "Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
"Love is too painful"
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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."
Colossians 3:3 "For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
1John 4:16 "And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him."
"I am not good at loving"
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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."
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."
Colossians 3:2 ,2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.",3 "For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
"I will never find true love"
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Proverbs 23:7 "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, says he to you; but his heart is not with you."
Mark 11:23 ,23 "
Isaiah 34:16 "Seek you from out of the book of the LORD, and read: not one of these shall fail, none shall lack her mate: for my mouth has commanded it, and his spirit has gathered them."
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
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.
"He is old enough to know what is right and wrong, why should I advice him"
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Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Ezekiel 3:18 "
Mark 12:31 "
"I will marry him because he loves me, that is all that matters"
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1Corinthians 13:4 ,4 "Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,",5 "Does not behave itself rudely, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, keeps no record of evil;",6 "Rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;",7 "Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.",8 "Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away."
Love is more than a feeling
"My idea was rejected and his accepted, If his idea fails then I will be justified"
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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."
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."
Romans 12:10 Be tender loving one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;
"I will stop helping him because, he doesn't value 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;"
Mark 12:31 "
Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
"My God will never create hell"
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Matthew 10:28 "
"I tithe and give offerings why should I also give in these other areas"
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Romans 13:7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
The glory of God is seen in one thing that He cannot do and that is to remember the sins of those in Christ.