1 Timothy 4:8

First Nations Version

Physical discipline is good for the life we now live, but spiritual discipline is good in every way, since it holds promise not only for this life but also for the life of the world to come.

Cross References

Matthew 6:33

“If you will make Creator’s good road your first aim, representing his right ways, he will make sure you have all you need for each day.

1 Timothy 6:6

It is true that following the ways of the Great Spirit will lead to great possessions, but only when people are at peace with what they have.

1 John 2:25

His promise to us is the life of the world to come that never fades away, full of beauty and harmony.

Mark 10:30

In this present world they will become part of an even greater family, with many homes and lands. Even though they have been abused and mistreated, they will receive much more than they have lost. Then, in the world to come, they will have the life of beauty and harmony that never fades away.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not let all kinds of strange teachings take you down a wrong path. For our hearts are made strong by the gift of Creator’s great kindness, not from following rules about what foods to eat. These kinds of rules have not helped those who have followed after them.

Revelation 3:21

I will give the ones who win the victory the right to sit with me on my seat of honor in the same way that I also won the victory and sat down with my Father on his seat of honor.

Titus 3:8

You can be sure that the things I have told you are true and good and helpful for everyone. I want you to speak boldly about these things, so that those who trust in Creator will give themselves to doing good things for others.

Revelation 3:12

To the ones who win the victory I will make them a strong pole in the sacred lodge of my Father the Great Spirit—and there they will remain. I will carve into them the name of my Father the Great Spirit and the name of his sacred village that comes down from the world above—the new Village of Peace (Jerusalem). I will also carve into them my own new name.

1 Corinthians 8:8

Now, the truth is our good standing with the Great Spirit has nothing to do with what we eat. Eating food will not make us any worse or better in the eyes of our Creator.

Romans 8:28

In all these things, Creator is working to bring good to the ones who love him, the ones he chose according to his ancient purpose.

1 Corinthians 3:22

Men such as Small Man (Paul) or He Tears Down (Apollos) or Stands on the Rock (Cephas) are all yours in the Chosen One. All things are already yours—whether it is this world, or life, or death, or today and all the days that will follow.

Matthew 19:29

“All who have given up their homes and families because they represent me will receive back much more than they have lost, and the life of the world to come that never fades away will be theirs.” For they now belong to Creator’s sacred family, which will care for them.

Matthew 12:32

Anyone who speaks against the True Human Being will be forgiven. But speaking evil of the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven in this present world or in the one that is coming.

1 Timothy 4:7

Have nothing to do with made-up stories and worn-out tales that have been passed on from long ago. Instead, learn to walk in a sacred manner.

1 Timothy 6:3

There are some who teach things that are not in agreement with the good words spoken by our Honored Chief, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One, and with the teaching that keeps us walking in a sacred way.

1 Timothy 6:5

They keep stirring up trouble between people whose minds have wandered away from the truth. They even think that walking in the ways of the Great Spirit is a path to getting more and more possessions.

2 Timothy 3:5

Stay clear of people like this, for they make a big show of being spiritual but deny its true power.

Luke 5:38

New and fresh wineskins are what is needed, but the ones who have a taste for the old do not want the new.” He said this to show that the old ways of the spiritual leaders did not reflect the beauty of the new way he was bringing.