Thematic Bible: Defended
Thematic Bible
Christian ministers » Defended
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A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject,
of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
I PAUL also exhort you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in appearance am humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you;
to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
I have said before, and I now foretell as if present a second time, although absent, to those who have already sinned and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare;
Church » Defended » Divinely instituted
being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone,
And I tell you that you are Peter [a rock], and upon this rock will I build my assembly, and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.
PAUL and Sylvanus [Silas] and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be to you and peace.
but if I delay, that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
Faith » Obstacles that test the faith of believers » Defended
But when Peter came to Antioch I opposed him to his face, because he was to blame.
Only conduct yourselves as citizens worthily of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand firm in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel,
Verse Concepts
Beloved, giving all diligence to write to you concerning the common salvation, I was under a necessity to write and exhort you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.
This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
in Sawyer]those from love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel,