God has not promised skies always blue, flower-strewn pathways all our life through; God has not promised sun without rain, joy without sorrow, peace without pain. But God has promised strength for the day, rest for the labor, light for the way; grace for the trials, help from above, unfailing sympathy, undying love.
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SELFISHNESS

SELFISHNESS

SELFISHNESS

  1. Contrary to the law of God # Le 19:18 Mt 22:39 Jas 2:8
  2. The example of Christ condemns # Joh 4:34 Ro 15:3 2Co 8:9
  3. God hates # Mal 1:10
  4. EXHIBITED IN 4a) Being lovers of ourselves

    # 2Ti 3:2

4b) Pleasing ourselves # Ro 15:1 4c) Seeking our own # 1Co 10:33 Php 2:21 4d) Seeking after gain # Isa 56:11 4e) Seeking undue precedence # Mt 20:21 4f) Living to ourselves # 2Co 5:15 4g) Neglect of the poor # 1Jo 3:17 4h) Serving God for reward # Mal 1:10 4i) Performing duty for reward # Mic 3:11 5) Inconsistent with Christian love # 1Co 13:5 6) Inconsistent with communion of saints # Ro 12:4,5 1Co 12:12-27 7) Especially forbidden to saints # 1Co 10:24 Php 2:4 8) The love of Christ should constrain us to avoid # 2Co 5:14,15 9) Ministers should be devoid of # 1Co 9:19-23 10:33 10) All men addicted to # Eph 2:3 Php 2:21 11) Saints falsely accused of # Job 1:9-11 12) Characteristic of the last days # 2Ti 3:1,2 13) Exemplified 13a) Cain # Ge 4:9 13b) Nabal # 1Sa 25:3,11 13c) Haman # Es 6:6 13d) Priests # Isa 56:11 13e) Jews # Zec 7:6 13f) James and John # Mr 10:37 13g) Multitude # Joh 6:26

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