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
meat does not recommend us to God: if we eat, we are not the better men; if we don't eat, we are not the worse.
1 Corinthians 9:5
have not we the liberty to take a christian woman with us in our travels, as well as the rest of the apostles, as the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas did?
Philemon 1:14
but I would not do any thing without your consent; that your benefaction might not appear any ways forc'd, but perfectly voluntary.

Why

Acts 8:21
thou hast no manner of share in this gift: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

Thou hast

Acts 5:3
upon which Peter said, Ananias, how could satan inspire thine heart to lye to the holy ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Luke 10:16
he that adheres to you, adheres to me; he that rejects you, rejects me: and he that rejects me, rejecteth him that sent me.
1 Thessalonians 4:8
he therefore that violates these precepts, does not despise man, but God, who has endued me with his holy spirit.

General references

Luke 14:33
in like manner every one of you must count upon renouncing all that he has, otherwise he cannot be my disciple.