the PROBLEM, LOVE NOT THE WORLD

Matthew 15:20;
These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
Matthew 15:19-21;

1 Timothy 6:10;
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
1 Timothy 6:9-11;

THIS IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL i.e. LOVING THINGS "not of God"

1 John 2:15;
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1 John 2:14-16;

seeking the wrong things, wanting the wrong things, desiring the wrong things and wresting the Word of God in disobedience

James 4:1;
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
James 4:1-3;
James 4:3;
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
James 4:2-4;

Matthew 10:37;
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:36-38;

2 Timothy 4:10;
For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
2 Timothy 4:9-11;

Titus 2:12;
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Titus 2:11-13;

Revelation 12:11;
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Revelation 12:10-12;

1 John 3:16;
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
1 John 3:15-17;


Matthew 6:23-34;

24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Luke 12:23;
The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
Luke 12:22-24;

Luke 12:29;
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
Luke 12:28-30;

John 5:44;
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
John 5:43-45;

Luke 9:62;
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Luke 9:61-62;

Mark 10:15;
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Mark 10:14-16;

Luke 18:17;
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
Luke 18:16-18;

Hebrews 4:10;
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Hebrews 4:9-11;

Luke 18:29;
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
Luke 18:28-30;

Luke 12:29;
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
Luke 12:28-30;

Song of Solomon 8:7;
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
Song of Solomon 8:6-8;

Matthew 6:33;
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 6:32-34;

charity, faith, hope - 1 Cor. 13;

desire the best gifts - 1 Corinthians 12:31;

Colossians 3:2;
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:1-3;

think on these things -

DENY SELF AND LIVE !!!
THIS IS THE GOLDEN RULE !!! THE, DIVINE ORDER AND PRECEPT


Mt 16:24; Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Matthew 10:39;
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 10:38-40;

Matthew 16:25;
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 16:24-26;

Mark 8:35;
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
Mark 8:34-36;

Luke 9:24;
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Luke 9:23-25;

Luke 17:33;
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
Luke 17:32-34;

John 12:25;
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
John 12:24-26;

Luke 14:33;
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Luke 14:32-34;

Luke 18:29;
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
Luke 18:28-30;

Luke 12:29;
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
Luke 12:28-30;

Song of Solomon 8:7;
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
Song of Solomon 8:6-8;

Galatians 5:24;
And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Galatians 5:23-25;

Philippians 4:8;
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Philippians 4:7-9;