Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

Why

General references

Bible References

Was it not thine

1 Corinthians 8:8
Food will never bring us near to God. We are no worse if we do not eat it; we are no better if we do.
1 Corinthians 9:5
It cannot be that we have no right to take a Christian wife about with us, can it, as well as the rest of the apostles and the Lord's brothers, and Cephas?
Philemon 1:14
but I would not do a single thing about it without your consent, so that this kindness of yours to me might not seem to come by compulsion but voluntarily.

Why

Acts 8:21
You have no share or part in this matter, for your heart is not sincere in the sight of God.

Thou hast

Acts 5:3
And Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan so completely possessed your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and kept back for yourselves a part of the money received for the land?
Luke 10:16
Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever pays no attention to you pays no attention to me, and whoever pays no attention to me pays no attention to Him who sent me."
1 Thessalonians 4:8
So whoever rejects this teaching is rejecting not man but God who continues to put His Spirit in you.

General references

Luke 14:33
"Just so, no one of you who does not forsake everything that he has, can be a disciple of mine.