Striving for Altruism

God uses scripture to teach people mastery over the flesh. This list covers the renunciation of self for the benefit of others.

Charity & Charitably

Charity (Charitably)

Instruction

1 Corinthians 14:1 KJV — "Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy."

1 Corinthians 16:14 KJV — "Let all your things be done with charity."

Colossians 3:14 KJV — "And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness."

1 Timothy 4:12 KJV — "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”

2 Timothy 2:22 KJV — "Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

Titus 2:2 KJV — "That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience."

1 Peter 4:8 KJV — "And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins."

2 Peter 1:5-7 KJV - "5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity."

​Wisdom

1 Corinthians 8:1 KJV — "Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth."

1 Corinthians 13:1-8, 13 KJV - "1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. ... 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."

1 Timothy 1:5 KJV — "Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"

1 Timothy 2:15 KJV — "Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety."

​Testimonials

1 Thessalonians 3:6 KJV — "But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:”

2 Thessalonians 1:3 KJV — "We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;"

2 Timothy 3:10 KJV — "But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,”

3 John 1:6 KJV — "Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:"

Revelation 2:19 KJV — "I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.”

Brotherly Love & Kindness

Brotherly Love (& Brotherly Kindness)

Introduction

Romans 12:10 KJV — "Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;"

Hebrews 13:1 KJV — "Let brotherly love continue."

2 Peter 1:5-7 KJV - "5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity."

Wisdom

1 Thessalonians 4:9 KJV — "But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.”