Selfish Ambitions
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James 4:1, 2
What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you? / You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
Romans 15:1–3
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. / Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. / For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
Hebrews 13:16
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Luke 6:32–34
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. / If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. / And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
Haggai 1:9
You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.
Romans 2:8
But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
Galatians 5:26
Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.