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live like and be anxious like Pagans. This worry would show a lack of trust andessential amount to idolatry. The point was made again that disciples have a Fatherintimately involved who knows their needs. Not so with pagan gods.The second part then moved to the command to seek first God’s kingdom andrighteousness. It was seen that the two terms are parallel in meaning. Further it wasshown that to seek first relates to primacy of priority over chronology. The discipleneed not separate from their vocation as motive would define whether or not theactivity is a seeking after God’s Kingdom.The second part is concluded with a promise that if the disciple does prioritise theseeking of God’s Kingdom all their needs related to human survival will me met. Thispromise appears to clash with other evidence from scripture where devoted disciplesare found themselves wanting. While God can be trusted to keep His promises, itappears the nature of the language points to the promise being conditional. Firstly,as a disciple actually needs to be seeking first God’s Kingdom and secondly by Godnot having a greater purpose in mind.Part Three began with the command not to worry about to tomorrow. The reasonsthat followed showed that there is no room for worry in the present reality of thedisciples and that to worry would be adding the moral evil of idol worship to analready troubled day.67