Self-centeredness in the SinNature (the old man is Dead ) is Evil .
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When we consider who we are in the NewBirth - sons of God , born of His Holy Spirit -  we should be ~self-centered~ in the NewNature .  
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Jesus was self-centered. <br>How so?  He said He came to speak the Word of His Father and do the work of His Father .  <br>How is that self-centered?
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<i>Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our Faith ; who for the Joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God .</i> - Heb 12:2 
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Jesus did what He did for the Joy that was set before Him.
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<i>I and my Father are one.</i> - Joh 10:30
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<i>Philip says unto him, Lord , show us the Father , and it sufficeth us.
Jesus says unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet have you not known me, Philip? he that has seen me has seen the Father ; and how sayest you then, Show us the Father ?</i> - Joh 14:8,9
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 Jesus did not consider Himself separate from the Father .  <br>Neither should we.
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<i>That they all may be one; as you, Father , are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that you have sent me.</i> - Joh 17:21
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<i>For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ .</i> - Gal 3:27 
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~Self-centered~ does have a negative connotation, but when we consider that God`s Will is for us to experience His Life which is Abundant and Eternal we are actually being ~self-centered~ when we pursue Him.
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<i>But Seek you first the Kingdom of God , and his Righteousness ; and all these things shall be added unto you.</i> - Mat 6:33 
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In this verse Jesus acknowledges that we are created ~self-centered~.  His instruction is for us to find fulfillment in the Father .
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I confess that I am pursuing self-centeredness in the new creature that I am in Him.  As I do so, I am overwhelmed with the awareness of His perfection, His love, His Grace and so lose myself in Him!
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If you are ~self-centered~ in the SinNature - stop it!  Recenter yourself in your NewNature and let him Manifest the Glory of God through you.


