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give up what you have

Core Interrelations


CONSOLIDATION:
Giving helps you get out of yourself and become sensitive to (soft-hearted toward) others.

The rich will only enter the kingdom of heaven with great difficulty; it is hard to give a large portion of your wealth to the poor (see also LK 19:1-10), (soften the heart and repent of that selfishness).


When you get to keep what you want (the Lord), you give up the rest.

God will bestow many blessings of heaven on those who give things up for Jesus' sake.

Give up having your closest relationships with family outside Christ, and be willing to suffer abuse and even death for Him, though this is difficult, or you can't be His disciple.



If you're insensitive (hard-hearted), you won't sense God, and His presence and way will not enable you.

If you don't want the Lord you will be separated from Him and judged unfavorably for not listening to the Teacher.




Major Connections

+    Giving, and entering the kingdom of heaven.

+    Giving, and getting out of yourself and becoming sensitive to (soft-hearted toward) others, including the Lord.

+    Giving up worldly things, and getting to keep what you want, the Lord.

+    Giving things up for Jesus' sake, and receiving many blessings of heaven from God.

+    Giving up having your closest relationships with family outside Christ, and being Christ's disciple.



-    Being rich, and great difficulty entering the kingdom of heaven.

-    Being insensitive (hard-hearted), and not being enabled by God.

-    Not wanting the Lord, and being separated from Him and judged unfavorably.



Episode Interrelations
           
Principle Passages


CORE: If you're insensitive, you won't sense God, and His presence and way will not enable you.
Giving helps you get out of yourself and become sensitive to others. When you get to keep what you want, you give up the rest; if you don't want the Lord you will be separated from Him and judged unfavorably for not listening to the Teacher. Give up having your closest relationships with family outside Christ, and be willing to suffer abuse and even death for Him, though this is difficult, or you can't be His disciple. The rich will only enter the kingdom of heaven with great difficulty; it is hard to give away a large portion of your wealth (see also LK 19:1-10), (soften the heart and repent of that selfishness). God will bestow many blessings of heaven on those who give things up for Jesus' sake.




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