Thematic Bible: Causes of
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Care » Causes of » Responsibility for husband or wife
Another explained: 'I am newly married and I cannot come.'
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But he who is married cares for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
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Care » Causes of » Providing for the family
If any do not provide for his own, and specially his own household, he denies the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
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Care » Causes of » Children's sickness
A woman of Canaan came crying and saying: Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.
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Care » Causes of » Servant's ills
He said: Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home and terribly tormented.
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Care » Causes of » Hospitality
He also said: Which of you have a friend you would approach at midnight and say lend me three loaves. This is because a friend of mine is visiting and I do not have any food to feed him.
Care » Causes of » Entertainment of guests
Martha was worried about the housework. She approached Jesus and said: Lord do you not care that my sister does not help me? Tell her to help me.
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Family cares
One of his disciples said: Lord, first allow me to go bury my father.
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Another said: I will follow you Lord, but first let me go say good by to my relatives.
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Worldly entanglements
Lot still hesitated. So the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for Jehovah was merciful.
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Personal convenience
He reasoned about righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come. Felix trembled, and answered: Go your way for now. When I have time I will send for you.
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Unbelief
Some mocked when they heard about the resurrection of the dead. Yet others said: We will hear you again concerning this.
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » Imperfect service
every man's work will be made known, for the day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will prove what sort every man's work is.
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If a man's work will be burned, he will suffer loss: but he will be saved by fire.
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » Breach of trust
You should have put my money in the bank. I should have received my money back plus interest. Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents.
More will be given to every one who has and he will have abundance. He who does not have will have every thing taken away.
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » Prodigality
In a short time the younger son sold his share of the property. He left home with the money and traveled to a far away country where he wasted his money in reckless living.
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » False foundations
He who hears but does not do is like a man who built a house upon the earth without a foundation. A flood will send a stream of water and immediately it will fall. The ruin of that house will be great.
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » Worldliness
What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
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Procrastination » Causes of » Family cares
One of his disciples said: Lord, first allow me to go bury my father.
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Another said: I will follow you Lord, but first let me go say good by to my relatives.
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Procrastination » Causes of » Worldly entanglements
Lot still hesitated. So the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for Jehovah was merciful.
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Procrastination » Causes of » Personal convenience
He reasoned about righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come. Felix trembled, and answered: Go your way for now. When I have time I will send for you.
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Procrastination » Causes of » Unbelief
Some mocked when they heard about the resurrection of the dead. Yet others said: We will hear you again concerning this.
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Profit and loss » Loss, spiritual » Causes of » Sin
Your wickedness has turned these things away. Your sins have kept good things away from you.
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Strife » Causes of » Forbidden
Starting a quarrel is like releasing water [from a floodgate]. Therefore stop contention before it begins.
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It is an honor for a man to cease from discord. Only fools start quarrels.
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He who meddles in someone else's quarrel is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
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The Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind (gentle) to all, able to teach, and patient when wronged.
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Do not run quickly to court, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame.
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Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others more important than you.
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If you have bitter jealousy (envy) and greedy ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and lie against the truth.
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Argue with no one if they have never done you any harm.
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Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to argue about words. This is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers.
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Strife » Causes of » In the church
I am afraid that I may come and find you different from what I want you to be, and that you may find me different from what you want me to be. I fear that there may be rivalry, jealousy, hot tempers, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct.
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The house of Chloe told me, my brothers, that there are disputes among you.
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You are still fleshly! There is envy, strife, and divisions among you. Do you not walk as ordinary men?
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But brother goes to court against brother, and this before unbelievers.
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I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to live in harmony in the Lord.
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Strife » Causes of » In the family
It is better to dwell alone in the wilderness than with an angry contentious (quarreling and angry) woman.
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A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city. Their arguments are like the bars of a castle.
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A foolish son is a disgrace to his father. A contentious wife is like drips from a leaky roof.
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She said to Abraham: Get rid of that slave woman and her son.
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It is better to dwell on the corner of the roof than to share the house with a contentious (combative) woman.
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Continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
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Strife » Causes of » General examples of
The Israelites replied: We have ten times as many claims on King David as you have! We know he is one of you. Why do you look down on us? Do not forget that we were the first to talk about bringing the king back! The men of Judah were more violent in making their claims than the men of Israel.
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The herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac. They said: The water is ours! So he named the well Esek, because they argued with him.
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Quarreling arose between Abram's herdsmen and the herdsmen of Lot. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.
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There arose a great cry. The scribes who were on the Pharisees' side arose and spoke, We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
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How can I alone bear your encumbrance, your burden, and your strife?
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Strife » Causes of » Civil
One nation crushed another nation. One city crushed another. God tormented them with every kind of trouble.
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Do not lose courage or be afraid when rumors are heard in the land. One rumor comes one year; another rumor comes the next year. Rumors of violence are in the land. Rumors that one ruler will fight against another are in the land.
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When you hear of wars and rumors (reports) of wars do not be troubled. These things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
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Then he said: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes. There will be famines and pestilences in various places. There shall be terrors and great signs from heaven.
Strife » Causes of » Foolish questions
he is proud, knows nothing, has a morbid interest in questions and disputes about words, which leads to envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,
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For where jealousy and selfishness are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
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Strife » Causes of » Contentious spirit
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle disputes.
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Strife » Causes of » Hatred
Hatred stirs up strife. Love covers all sins.
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Strife » Causes of » Pride
Pride brings contention, but wisdom is with the well advised.
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Strife » Causes of » Anger
An angry man stirs up dissension. A furious man abounds in sin.
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Stumbling » Figurative » Causes of
Do not let those who wait for you to be shamed through me, Lord Jehovah of Hosts. Do not let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel.
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