Thursday, April 28, 2011

Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven

Mt 6:20(Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven)
            20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

Mt 19:21(we will have treasure in heaven by giving to the poor)
                21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Lk 12:33(we will have treasure in heaven by giving to the poor)
            33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

Lk 16:9(we should use worldly wealth to gain friends for ourselves)
            9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.

Lk 18:22(Jesus advises the rich man to give to the poor and follow him)
             22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

1 Ti 6:19,20(we should be generous and willing to share)
18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

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