Self-Aggrandizement

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Should Christians focus on self-aggrandizement?

 

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Should Christians focus on self-aggrandizement?

Of course not. As Jesus said: "He must increase, but I must decrease." John 3:3 Jesus lived His life as an example for us to follow. He taught us that the last shall be first and the first shall be last. Those who want to be greatest have to become least. We are to be a servant to everyone.

 

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Of course not. As Jesus said: "He must increase, but I must decrease." John 3:3 Jesus lived His life as an example for us to follow. He taught us that the last shall be first and the first shall be last. Those who want to be greatest have to become least. We are to be a servant to everyone.

Wasn't it John the Baptist who said, "He must increase, but I must decrease"?

 

[Greg J.]

“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid. (John 5:31, 1984 NIV)

 

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Wasn't it John the Baptist who said, "He must increase, but I must decrease"?

John the Baptist was a type of Elijah that prepared the way for Elisha, who had a double portion of Elijah's spirit and did many more miracles. So we are a type of Elisha and the student is not greater then the master.

Jesus has many teaching about this subject though. We are told the first shall be last and the last shall be first and those who want to be greatest have to be servant of all. We are to humble ourselves before God.

 

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John the Baptist was a type of Elijah that prepared the way for Elisha, who had a double portion of Elijah's spirit and did many more miracles. So we are a type of Elisha and the student is not greater then the master.

Jesus has many teaching about this subject though. We are told the first shall be last and the last shall be first and those who want to be greatest have to be servant of all. We are to humble ourselves before God.

Some fall into sin early in life, while others are wise enough not to do that. Later, though, many of those who fell into sin early in life repent, while many of those who didn't fall into sin early in life become prideful. And so, as I interpret the scripture, many of the first will be last, and many of the last will be first.

 

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And so, as I interpret the scripture, many of the first will be last, and many of the last will be first.

First or last Jesus makes it clear that the wages are the same. Matthew 20 12" ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’ "

 

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First or last Jesus makes it clear that the wages are the same. Matthew 20 12" ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’ "

Those who were hired late in the day aren't any better off than those hired early in the day, I don't think. When we are wandering in the wilderness, it's not like we're at a party.

 

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Those who were hired late in the day aren't any better off than those hired early in the day, I don't think. When we are wandering in the wilderness, it's not like we're at a party.

Yes for me a life without Christ is not a life worth living.

 

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Yes for me a life without Christ is not a life worth living.

No, I think we'd all be lost without him.