Selfishness: The Example of Christ Condemns
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John 4:34
Jesus said to them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
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Romans 15:3
For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached you fell on me.
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2 Corinthians 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.
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The Mind which was in Christ Jesus. Rev. George Wood.
... Duplicity, deception, and selfishness pervade all ranks and conditions of men ... drink,"
said He, "shall I not drink it?" Thus the example of Christ forbids all ...
/.../king/the wesleyan methodist pulpit in malvern/the mind which was in.htm

Persecution in the First Centuries
... their own souls, and set an example which would ... was a constant rebuke to their
selfishness and corruption ... are under the control of Satan, Christ's bitterest foe ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 2 persecution in the.htm

Persecution in the First Centuries.
... their own souls, and set an example which would ... was a constant rebuke to their
selfishness and corruption ... are under the control of Satan, Christ's bitterest foe ...
/.../the great controversy between christ and satan /2 persecution in the first.htm

Attributes of Selfishness.
... that God ought not to be trusted; that Christ is not ... so called, is equally an instance
of selfishness and wholly ... For example: I am on a journey for the service ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xviii attributes of selfishness.htm

Index of Subjects.
... Example, force of, [590]99; of Christ and His ... 591]396; to be found in deserts,
[592]439; neglect of, dangerous, [593]456; of some, condemns others, [594]476. ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/index of subjects.htm

Men Often Highly Esteem what God Abhors.
... They do not require benevolence, they only restrain selfishness. ... of the dying Saviour
as their example and rule ... the spirit of Christ; for while Christ no doubt ...
/.../finney/sermons on gospel themes/xxi men often highly esteem.htm

A Warning against Hypocrisy
... to do large things in behalf of the cause of Christ. ... but to all future generations,
this example of God's ... of men become hardened through selfishness, and, like ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 7 a warning against.htm

Woes on the Pharisees
... He rebuked the selfishness that extorted and misapplied the ... Her example of
self-sacrifice has acted and ... the other undone." In these words Christ again condemns ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 67 woes on the.htm

The Limits of Liberty
... which the mischief is done, but the selfishness of the ... that his liberty is in accordance
with Christ's will. ... who have scruples should, by the example of those ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/the limits of liberty.htm

Faith and Unbelief.
... For example, avarice may restrain amativeness, intemperance, and many other forms
of selfishness. ... the atonement and mediatorial work of Christ as a ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xxxv faith and unbelief.htm

Resources
What does the Bible say about selfishness? | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean to do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit (Philippians 2:3)? | GotQuestions.org

Is it wrong for parents to select the gender of their children, such as through Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)? | GotQuestions.org

Selfishness: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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