What does the Bible say about care?
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The Bible teaches that believers are to receive God’s fatherly care with trust and extend compassionate, practical care to others as stewards of all He has given. First Peter 5:7 calls us to cast every anxiety on the Lord because He cares for us, while Philippians 2:4 and Ephesians 4:32 urge humble concern and kindness toward our neighbors. James 1:27 especially commends caring for the vulnerable. God’s unchanging faithfulness, affirmed in Hebrews 13:8, grounds this service in hope rather than self-reliance. Proverbs 27:23 encourages responsible oversight, and 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 reminds Christians to honor God in caring for their bodies, which belong to Him.
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- 1 Peter 5:7
casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
- Philippians 2:4
each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
- Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
- Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
- James 1:27
Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
- Proverbs 27:23
Know well the state of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds:
- 3 John 1:2
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
- Proverbs 21:13
Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, He will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
[19] Or don't you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, [20] for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
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- WORLDLY Psalms 39:6; Psalms 127:2; Ecclesiastes 4:8; Matthew 6:25-34; Matthew 13:22; Mark 4:19; Luke 8:14; Luke 12:27; Luke 14:18-20; Luke 21:34; 1 Corinthians 7:32; 1 Corinthians 7:33
- See CARNAL MINDEDNESS
- See RICHES
- See WORLDLINESS
- REMEDY FOR Psalms 37:5; Psalms 55:22; Proverbs 16:3; Jeremiah 17:7; Jeremiah 17:8; Matthew 6:26-34; Luke 12:22-32; Philippians 4:6; Philippians 4:7; Hebrews 13:5; 1 Peter 5:6; 1 Peter 5:7
- INSTANCES OF
- Martha Luke 10:40; Luke 10:41
- Certain persons who desired to follow Jesus Matthew 9:21; Luke 9:57-62
- See RICH, THE
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