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Jeremiah 26:16-19

Titus 3:10
After you have warned a divisive person twice, have nothing more to do with him [i.e., withdraw spiritual fellowship from him]. Verse ConceptsChallengesWatchfulness, Of LeadersAbrasionAdmonition, Of LeadersCorrecting A BrotherControlling PeopleDivisions Of OpinionWarning IndividualsSpeaking AgainActing Three TimesHaving No DealingsResponsible To WarnRejectionWork EthicRemoving People From Your Lifedivisionman

1 Timothy 1:20
Among these people are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered over to Satan [Note: This probably refers to withdrawing fellowship from them. See I Cor. 5:1-5], so that they would learn not to speak against God [anymore]. Verse ConceptsBlasphemy, Examples OfExcommunicationDiscipline Of The ChurchCorrecting A BrotherName CallingBlasphemySurrendercancer

2 Corinthians 10:1
Now I Paul, who am humble [when speaking] face to face with you, but bold when I am away from you, urge you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ [Note: This means either Paul was imitating Christ's behavior or that the Corinthians were to do so]: Verse ConceptsGentlenessFaultsTimidityJesus Christ, Meekness OfMeekness, Examples OfChrist's GentlenessA Bold FrontContact With PeopleGone AwayHumble PeopleIn Men's PresenceAbsenceGentleness As A Fruit Of The Spirithumbleserenitygraciousness

1 Corinthians 5:5
to turn such a person over to Satan for his body to be destroyed [Note: This probably refers to his removal from their fellowship. See verse 2], in order for his spirit to be saved in the day of the Lord [i.e., the judgment day]. [Note: This implies that his removal from their fellowship will have produced a genuine repentance before that time]. Verse ConceptsDestructionLordship, Human And DivineCorrecting A BrotherHanding Over ChristThe Fact Of That DayThe Gospel Of SalvationSatanSurrenderThe Devil

2 Corinthians 13:2
I told you the last time I was there, and now before returning, I [again] warn those who have sinned in the past as well as the rest, that if I come again I will not spare you [i.e., I will rebuke and discipline you], Verse Conceptsdiscipline, divinePaul, Life OfNot Sparing

Ephesians 2:20
[You are] built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets [See I Cor. 12:28], with Christ Jesus Himself being the principal stone by which the entire building is aligned. Verse ConceptsApostles, Function In Early ChurchScripture, Sufficiency OfTraditionsChurch, Christ Authority OverNames And Titles For ChristSpiritual FoundationsCapstoneThe Foundation Of The ChurchProphecyThe churchCitizensEvangelismBuilding Relationshipsprophetsconstruction

Matthew 16:18
And I also tell you, [although] you are Peter [i.e., a stone], it is on this rock [i.e., the truth you have just confessed] that I will build my church and [not even] the gates of the unseen place of departed spirits will win out over it [i.e., all efforts to stamp out the church by killing Christians will fail]. Verse ConceptsThe DeadGoalsFoundationsAssemblyGatesdefence, divineBuildingHadesMission, Of Jesus ChristProgressChurch AgeJesus Christ, Present Activities OfGates Of DeathProphecies Said By JesusThe Foundation Of The ChurchPeople As RocksOvercoming DeathOvercoming Through ChristThe Church UniversalNamesChurch Distinct From IsraelOvercomingTragedymath

1 Thessalonians 1:1
[This letter is from] Paul, and Silvanus and Timothy, [and is being sent] to the church of the Thessalonians [Note: This was a town in present-day northeastern Greece] in [fellowship with] God, the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May God's unearned favor and peace be upon you. Verse ConceptsExamples Of FaithPeace, From GodApostles, DescriptionGreetingsLettersChurch, Examples OfGrace Be To YouLetters To Local ChurchesThe FatherPeace To You

1 Timothy 3:15
so that, if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to behave themselves in God's family, which is the church of the living God, the [supporting] column and foundation of the truth. Verse ConceptsGod, Living And Self sustainingFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsChristiansTruthNames And Titles For The ChurchChurch, Titles OfMetaphorical PillarsPerforming The TruthThe Church UniversalFamily FirstSupportGoing To ChurchLiving For Godbehaviorvocation

Galatians 2:11
But when Cephas came to Antioch [of Syria], I confronted him personally [about a matter] for which he deserved to be condemned. Verse ConceptsConfrontationevil, believers' responses toFalse Doctrines, Christian Attitude OfDiscordGuardiansJustification, Necessity OfOpposition, To Sin And EvilReconciliation, Between BelieversVisitingMisunderstandings

Philippians 1:27
So, [whatever happens], live your daily lives in such a way as to be worthy of the Gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or remain absent from you, I will hear about you, that you are standing firm in one spirit [i.e., united in purpose, and] contending with one mind for the faith of the Gospel [i.e., for the body of Christian teaching]. Verse ConceptsConsistencyFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsGuardiansSpirit, Nature OfStabilityUnity, Of God's PeopleSpiritual StrivingWorthinessConduct, ProperDependabilityUnity Among BelieversSteadfastnessThe FaithThe Purity Of The GospelStanding FirmWhat Manner?Worthy PeopleAgreeing With One AnotherChristian ConductUnitySelf WorthStaying StrongAbsenceKeeping FaithWorking TogetherBeing YourselfStaying PositiveEverything Happening For A ReasonSpreading The GospelWorthLife PurposeBelieving In Yourselfsportsmanshipchristianitybehaviorvocationstrivingchrist

Jude 1:3
Dearly loved ones, as I was very eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we share in common, I felt it necessary [instead] to write urging you to contend earnestly for the faith [i.e., the teaching of Christ] which was once and for all delivered [by the apostles, See verse 17] to the saints [i.e., God's holy people]. Verse ConceptsFight Of FaithOnly OnceAll Believers Are SaintsThe Gospel Of Salvationeffort

Titus 1:13
[And] this testimony is true. [So], for this reason you should rebuke them severely, so that they will be sound in the faith, Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toChurch DisciplineDiscipline Of The ChurchThe FaithReproving Peoplerebuking

Philippians 1:17
But the others preach Christ out of rivalry, not sincerely, hoping to stir up trouble for me while I am in prison. Verse ConceptsAmbition, negative aspects ofSelf IndulgenceSelfishnessPreaching ChristTroubling IndividualsCompetitionmotives

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