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prelude to Christ?

2 Samuel 7:13 (NLT)
He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for my name. And I will secure his royal throne forever.

John 6:51

John 6:51 (NLT)
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.”

humble

Luke 18:14 (NLT)
I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

divorce

Luke 16:18 (NLT)
“For example, a man who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery. And anyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.”

money and God

Luke 16:9 (NLT)
Here’s the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your earthly possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home.

greed

Luke 12:15 (NLT)
Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”

how to inherit eternal life

Luke 10:27 (NLT)
The man answered, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

born again

Psalm 73:1 (NLT)
Truly God is good to Israel, to those whose hearts are pure.

be selfless

Romans 12:16 (NLT)
Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!

discipline

Proverbs 12:1 (NLT)
To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.

born again

John 3:3 (NLT)
Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”

Matthew 16:25

Matthew 16:25 (MSG)
Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self.

God's help not self help

Matthew 16:26 (MSG)
What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for?

vanity

Matthew 6:25 (MSG)
"If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.