12 Bible Verses about Ministers, Should Not Be
Most Relevant Verses
except that the Holy Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.
not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
shepherd the flock of God that is under your care, serving as overseersnot under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;
For the overseer must be blameless as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not fond of sordid gain,
But we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please men, but to please God who tests our hearts.
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
No soldier in active service gets entangled in civilian affairs, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.
