SELFISHNESS-UNSELFISHNESS

Thompson Chain Reference (1934)

(A) SELFISHNESS

(1) Different Forms of

Hoarding Foodstuff

Proverbs 11:26 Proverbs 24:11

Greed for Real Estate

Total Disregard of the Rights of others

Ezekiel 34:18 Hosea 10:1 Habakkuk 2:6 Zechariah 7:6

Neglect of the Needy and Suffering

Heartless Indifference toward Sinners

Matthew 27:3 Matthew 27:4 2 Timothy 3:2 1 John 3:17

(2) Examples of

Cain's cold-blooded words concerning Abel

Genesis 4:9 Exodus 2:17 Numbers 20:21 Judges 8:6

Nabal refuses food to David

Haman's selfish conceit

Esther 6:6 Isaiah 56:11 Matthew 23:4

James and John seek the best places

The priest and Levite carelessly pass by the wounded man

Luke 10:31 Luke 10:32 Philippians 2:21 James 2:16

(B) SELF-SACRIFICE

(1) The Duty of

Matthew 16:25 Matthew 19:21 Romans 14:21 1 Corinthians 10:24 1 Corinthians 13:5 Philippians 2:4

(2) General Examples of

Judah

Moses

Exodus 32:32 Hebrews 11:25

Jephthah's Daughter

Ruth

Esther

(3) Of Paul

Acts 20:24 Acts 21:13 1 Corinthians 8:13 1 Corinthians 9:23 1 Corinthians 10:33 2 Corinthians 12:15 Philippians 3:8 2 Timothy 2:10

(C) UNSELFISHNESS

Abraham

Genesis 13:9 Genesis 14:23

Joseph

Moses

Jonathan

1 Samuel 18:4 1 Samuel 23:17 2 Samuel 23:17

Daniel

Daniel 5:17 Romans 15:3

Paul

1 Corinthians 10:33

Christ

2 Corinthians 8:9 2 Corinthians 12:5