James 4:1

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Passions and Pride Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you?

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  • Rom 7:23 : 23 But I see a different law in my members waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that is in my members.
  • 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,
  • Gal 5:17 : 17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to each other, so that you cannot do what you want.
  • Jas 1:14 : 14 But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.
  • Jas 4:3 : 3 you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.
  • 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him, 16 because all that is in the world(the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the arrogance produced by material possessions) is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.
  • Titus 3:9 : 9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, quarrels, and fights about the law, because they are useless and empty.
  • 1 Pet 4:2-3 : 2 in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires. 3 For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians desire. You lived then in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, and wanton idolatries.
  • 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.
  • Gen 4:5-8 : 5 but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. So Cain became very angry, and his expression was downcast. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain,“Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast? 7 Is it not true that if you do what is right, you will be fine? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it.” 8 Cain said to his brother Abel,“Let’s go out to the field.” While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
  • Jer 17:9 : 9 The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?
  • Mark 7:21-23 : 21 For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly. 23 All these evils come from within and defile a person.”
  • John 8:44 : 44 You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
  • Rom 7:5 : 5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful desires, aroused by the law, were active in the members of our body to bear fruit for death.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
  • Col 3:5 : 5 So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.
  • 1 Tim 6:4-9 : 4 he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions, 5 and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a way of making a profit. 6 Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit. 7 For we have brought nothing into this world and so we cannot take a single thing out either. 8 But if we have food and shelter, we will be satisfied with that. 9 Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evils. Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.
  • Rom 8:7 : 7 because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so.
  • Jas 3:14-18 : 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth. 15 Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic. 16 For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical. 18 And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.
  • Jude 1:16-18 : 16 These people are grumblers and fault-finders who go wherever their desires lead them, and they give bombastic speeches, enchanting folks for their own gain. 17 Exhortation to the Faithful But you, dear friends– recall the predictions foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 For they said to you,“In the end time there will come scoffers, propelled by their own ungodly desires.”
  • 1 Pet 1:14 : 14 Like obedient children, do not comply with the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance,
  • 2 Pet 3:3 : 3 Above all, understand this: In the last days blatant scoffers will come, being propelled by their own evil urges

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  • Jas 4:2-5
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    2You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask;

    3you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.

    4Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? So whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy.

    5Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says,“The spirit that God caused to live within us has an envious yearning”?

  • Jas 1:14-15
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    14But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.

    15Then when desire conceives, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is full grown, it gives birth to death.

  • Jas 3:14-17
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    14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.

    15Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic.

    16For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice.

    17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical.

  • Gal 5:16-17
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    16But I say, live by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.

    17For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to each other, so that you cannot do what you want.

  • 1 Cor 3:3-4
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    3for you are still influenced by the flesh. For since there is still jealousy and dissension among you, are you not influenced by the flesh and behaving like unregenerate people?

    4For whenever someone says,“I am with Paul,” or“I am with Apollos,” are you not merely human?

  • Mark 7:21-23
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    21For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

    22adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly.

    23All these evils come from within and defile a person.”

  • 1 John 2:16
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    16because all that is in the world(the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the arrogance produced by material possessions) is not from the Father, but is from the world.

  • Matt 15:19
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    19For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

  • Prov 17:14
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    14Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; abandon strife before it breaks out!

  • 1 Cor 6:7-8
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    7The fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves demonstrates that you have already been defeated. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

    8But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters!

  • 1 Thess 4:5
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    5not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God.

  • 2 Cor 7:5
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    5For even when we came into Macedonia, our body had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way– struggles from the outside, fears from within.

  • Jas 4:16
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    16But as it is, you boast about your arrogant plans. All such boasting is evil.

  • 1 Pet 2:11
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    11Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,

  • Col 3:5
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    5So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.

  • Gal 5:19
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    19Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity,

  • 2 Tim 2:23
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    23But reject foolish and ignorant controversies, because you know they breed infighting.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4So they are astonished when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you.

  • Hos 4:2
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    2There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed.

  • Jas 5:5
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    5You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

  • 1 Tim 6:4
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    4he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,

  • 2 Cor 12:20
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    20For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

  • 1 Cor 14:36
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    36Did the word of God begin with you, or did it come to you alone?

  • Jas 4:7
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    7So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.

  • Jer 4:18
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    18“The way you have lived and the things you have done will bring this on you. This is the punishment you deserve, and it will be painful indeed. The pain will be so bad it will pierce your heart.”

  • Jas 4:13
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    13Come now, you who say,“Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.”

  • Rom 7:23
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    23But I see a different law in my members waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that is in my members.

  • Heb 12:4
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    4You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed in your struggle against sin.

  • Gal 5:8
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    8This persuasion does not come from the one who calls you!

  • Jas 2:4
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    4If so, have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil motives?

  • Jas 3:10
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    10From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.

  • Jas 1:20
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    20For human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.

  • Rom 6:12
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    12Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires,

  • Jude 1:16
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    16These people are grumblers and fault-finders who go wherever their desires lead them, and they give bombastic speeches, enchanting folks for their own gain.

  • Jas 5:9
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    9Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates!

  • 1 Pet 4:1
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    1So, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

  • 1 Cor 1:11
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    11For members of Chloe’s household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters, that there are quarrels among you.