Thematic Bible: Ministers should
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Attend to
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of the Scriptures, and to preaching and teaching.
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Make it your habit to pay close attention to yourself and your teaching. Persevere in these things, for if you do you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Hold, in sincerity
Now who is qualified for such a task? I am, for I am not a peddler of God's message, like the most of them, but like a man of sincerity, like a man that is sent from God and living in His presence, in union with Christ I speak His message.
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In everything you yourself continue to set them a worthy example of doing good; be sincere and serious in your teaching,
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Hold steadfastly
Continue to be an example in wholesome instructions which you learned from me, in the faith and love that come through union with Christ Jesus.
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and a man who continues to cling to the trustworthy message as he was taught it, so that he may be competent to encourage others with wholesome teaching and to convict those who oppose him.
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Continue in
Make it your habit to pay close attention to yourself and your teaching. Persevere in these things, for if you do you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Be nourished up in
If you continue to put these things before the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, ever feeding your own soul on the truths of the faith and of the fine teaching which you have followed.
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Speak things which become
You must continue telling the people what is proper for wholesome teaching:
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Holiness » Ministers should » Exhort to
Continue to live in peace with everybody and strive for that consecration without which no one can see the Lord.
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As obedient children, stop molding your character by the evil desires you used to cherish when you did not know any better, but in accordance with the Holy Being who has called you, you must prove to be holy too, for the Scripture says: "You ought to be holy, because I am holy."
Holiness » Ministers should » Avoid » Everything » Inconsistent with
Holiness » Ministers should » Be examples of
Let no one think little of you because you are young, but always set an example for believers, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.
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Holiness » Ministers should » Possess
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of pure life, self-controlled,
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Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
Such a one is capable of dealing tenderly with the ignorant and erring ones, since he himself is subject to weakness,
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and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries. With gentleness he must correct his opponents, for God might grant them repentance that would lead them to a full knowledge of the truth,
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
For as I was going here and there and looking at the things you worship, I even found an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' So it is about the Being whom you are in ignorance already worshiping that I am telling you.
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Joy » Ministers should » Have, in the faith and holiness of their people
I have the greatest confidence in you; I speak most highly of you. I am fully comforted; in the face of all my sorrow my cup is running over with joy.
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For how can I render God enough thanks for you, for all the joy I have on account of you in the presence of our God,
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I have no greater spiritual blessing than this, to hear that my children are living by the truth.
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Joy » Ministers should » Esteem their people as their
So, my dearly loved brothers, whom I long to see, my joy and crown, by the help of the Lord keep on standing firm, dearly loved friends.
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You, indeed, are our glory and our joy.
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Joy » Ministers should » Promote, in their people
Now since I am certain of this, I know that I shall stay on and stay by you all to promote the progress of your faith
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Not that we are trying to lord it over your faith, but we are workers with you to promote your joy, for in your faith you are standing firm.
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Joy » Ministers should » Desire to render an account with
to hold up the message of life. That will give me ground for boasting on the day of Christ, because neither my career nor my labor has been a failure.
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Continue to obey and to be submissive to your leaders, for they are ever watching in defense of your souls, as men who will have to give account of their trust. Treat them in this way, so that they may work with joy and not with grief.
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Joy » Ministers should » Pray for, for their people
May the hope-inspiring God so fill you with perfect joy and peace through your continuing faith, that you may bubble over with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Joy » Ministers should » Come to their people with
so that, if it is God's will, I may come with a happy heart to see you and have a refreshing rest while with you.
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Joy » Ministers should » Finish their course with
But now I count as nothing the sacrifice of my life, if only I can finish my race and render the service entrusted to me by the Lord Jesus, of faithfully telling the good news of God's favor.
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Meekness » Ministers should » Instruct opposers with
and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries. With gentleness he must correct his opponents, for God might grant them repentance that would lead them to a full knowledge of the truth,
Meekness » Ministers should » Follow after
But you, as a man of God, must be fleeing always from these things; you must constantly strive for uprightness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
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Meekness » Ministers should » Urge, on their people
Constantly remind people to submit to and obey the rulers who have authority over them, so as to be ready for any good enterprise, to stop abusing anyone, to be peaceable, fair-minded, showing perfect gentleness to everybody.
Offence » Ministers should » Be cautious of giving
To keep my ministry from being found fault with, I am trying not to put a single hindrance in anybody's way.
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Offence » Ministers should » Remove that which causes
Righteousness » Ministers should » Pray for the fruit of, in their people
He who always supplies the sower with seed and the eater with bread will supply you with seed and multiply it and enlarge the harvest which your deeds of charity yield.
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men that are abounding in the fruits of right-doing with the help of Jesus Christ, to the honor and praise of God.
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Follow after
But you, as a man of God, must be fleeing always from these things; you must constantly strive for uprightness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
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You must keep on fleeing from the evil impulses of youth, but ever strive for uprightness, faith, love, and peace, in association with those who call upon the Lord with pure hearts.
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Be armed with
my message of truth, and the power of God; with the weapons of right-doing in my right hand and my left;
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Be preachers of
and if He did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others when He brought the flood upon the world of godless people;
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Be clothed with
Righteousness » Ministers should » Reason of
But as he continued to talk about uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "For the present you may go, but when I find a good opportunity, I will send for you."
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Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Pray that their people may be forgiven for
Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Warn their people against
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: "If you but hear His voice today, You must not harden your hearts as they did in provoking me, as on the day in the desert they tested me, Where your forefathers found I stood their test, because they saw my works for forty years, read more.
So I was indignant with that generation, and I said, 'Their hearts are always going astray, and they have never come to know my ways.' So in my anger I took oath, 'They shall not be admitted to my rest!'" See to it, my brothers, that no wicked, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the ever-living God,
So I was indignant with that generation, and I said, 'Their hearts are always going astray, and they have never come to know my ways.' So in my anger I took oath, 'They shall not be admitted to my rest!'" See to it, my brothers, that no wicked, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the ever-living God,
Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Be without
For as God's trustee a pastor must be above reproach, not stubborn or quick-tempered or addicted to strong drink or pugnacious or addicted to dishonest gain,
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national Sins » Ministers should » Testify against
national Sins » Ministers should » Mourn over
national Sins » Ministers should » Pray for forgiveness of
national Sins » Ministers should » Try to turn the people from
Strife » Ministers should » Reprove
For I have been informed about you, my brothers, by Chloe's people, that there are wranglings among you.
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for you are still unspiritual. For when there are still jealousy and wrangling among you, are you not still unspiritual and living by a human standard?
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But as I am giving you these instructions I cannot approve of your meetings, because they do not turn out for the better but for the worse. For, in the first place, when you meet as a congregation, I hear that there are cliques among you, and I partly believe it.
Strife » Ministers should » Warn against
Now I beg you all, brothers, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, to be harmonious in what you say and not to have factions among you, but to be perfectly harmonious in your minds and judgments.
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Keep on reminding men of these things. Solemnly charge them before God to stop petty debating, which does no good at all but brings destruction on those who hear it.
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Strife » Ministers should » Avoid
and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries.
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not addicted to strong drink, not pugnacious, gentle and not contentious, not avaricious,
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Strife » Ministers should » Avoid questions that lead to
But hold yourself aloof from foolish controversies, pedigrees, strife, and wrangles about the law, for these are fruitless and futile.
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Always avoid foolish discussions with ignorant men, for you know that they breed quarrels,
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Strife » Ministers should » Not preach through
Some, indeed, are actually preaching Christ because they are moved by jealousy and partisanship, but others are doing so from the motive of good will; the latter, indeed, are doing so from love to me, for they know that I am providentially put here to defend the good news;
Truth » Ministers should » Approve themselves by
my message of truth, and the power of God; with the weapons of right-doing in my right hand and my left;
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On the other hand, I have renounced all underhanded, disgraceful methods; I neither practice cunning nor do I tamper with God's message, but by clear and candid statements of truth I try to commend myself to every human conscience in God's sight.
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Indeed, if I have been doing some boasting of you to him, I have never been ashamed of it; but just as all I said to him was true, so now my boasting before Titus has been shown to be true.
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Truth » Ministers should » Speak
However, if I want to boast, I will not play the fool, for it will be nothing but the truth that I will tell. But I refrain from doing so, to keep anybody, on account of the superiority of the revelations, from giving me a higher rating than my actions and teachings deserve.
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Have I then turned into an enemy to you, because I tell you the truth?
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Truth » Ministers should » Teach in
and for which purpose I was appointed a preacher and an apostle -- I am telling the truth, I am not lying, -- a teacher of the heathen in the realm of faith and truth.
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Works, good » Ministers should » Exhort to
Continue charging the rich of this world to stop being haughty and not to fix their hope on a thing so uncertain as riches, but on God who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for our enjoyment; charge them to continue doing good and being rich in good deeds, open-handed and generous hearted,
Works, good » Ministers should » Be patterns of
In everything you yourself continue to set them a worthy example of doing good; be sincere and serious in your teaching,
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