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 Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.
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Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Hold, in sincerity
For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.
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Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity,
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Hold steadfastly
Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Continue in
Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Be nourished up in
If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed.
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Speak things which become
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.
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Holiness » Ministers should » Exhort to
Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
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As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy."
Holiness » Ministers should » Avoid » Everything » Inconsistent with
They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they offer the LORD's food offerings, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.
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Depart, depart, go out from there; touch no unclean thing; go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves, you who bear the vessels of the LORD.
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Holiness » Ministers should » Be examples of
Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
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Holiness » Ministers should » Possess
but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
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Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness.
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And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'To the unknown god.'What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
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Joy » Ministers should » Have, in the faith and holiness of their people
I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy.
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For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,
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I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
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Joy » Ministers should » Esteem their people as their
Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.
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For you are our glory and joy.
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Joy » Ministers should » Promote, in their people
Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,
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Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.
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Joy » Ministers should » Desire to render an account with
holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
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Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
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Joy » Ministers should » Pray for, for their people
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
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Joy » Ministers should » Come to their people with
so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.
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Joy » Ministers should » Finish their course with
But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
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Meekness » Ministers should » Instruct opposers with
And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,
Meekness » Ministers should » Follow after
But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
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Meekness » Ministers should » Urge, on their people
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.
Offence » Ministers should » Be cautious of giving
We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,
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Offence » Ministers should » Remove that which causes
And it shall be said, "Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people's way."
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Pray for the fruit of, in their people
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
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filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Follow after
But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
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So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Be armed with
by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Be preachers of
if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Be clothed with
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy.
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Reason of
And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, "Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you."
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Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Pray that their people may be forgiven for
And he said, "If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff-necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance."
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Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Do not regard the stubbornness of this people, or their wickedness or their sin,
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Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Warn their people against
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years. read more.
Therefore I was provoked with that generation, and said, 'They always go astray in their heart; they have not known my ways.' As I swore in my wrath, 'They shall not enter my rest.'" Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.
Therefore I was provoked with that generation, and said, 'They always go astray in their heart; they have not known my ways.' As I swore in my wrath, 'They shall not enter my rest.'" Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.
Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Be without
For an overseer,as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
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national Sins » Ministers should » Testify against
"Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins.
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And now, go, write it before them on a tablet and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come as a witness forever.
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"Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me."
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And he said to me, "Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them.
"And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominations.
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national Sins » Ministers should » Mourn over
Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep and say, "Spare your people, O LORD, and make not your heritage a reproach, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, 'Where is their God?'"
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Thus says the Lord GOD: "Clap your hands and stamp your foot and say, Alas, because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, for they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.
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But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret for your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock has been taken captive.
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And when he commanded the man clothed in linen, "Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," he went in and stood beside a wheel.
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national Sins » Ministers should » Pray for forgiveness of
So Moses returned to the LORD and said, "Alas, this people has sinned a great sin. They have made for themselves gods of gold. But now, if you will forgive their sin--but if not, please blot me out of your book that you have written."
national Sins » Ministers should » Try to turn the people from
But if they had stood in my council, then they would have proclaimed my words to my people, and they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their deeds.
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Strife » Ministers should » Reprove
For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers.
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for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?
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But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part,
Strife » Ministers should » Warn against
I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.
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Remind them of these things, and charge them before Godnot to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.
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Strife » Ministers should » Avoid
And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,
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not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
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Strife » Ministers should » Avoid questions that lead to
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.
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Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
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Strife » Ministers should » Not preach through
Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.
Truth » Ministers should » Approve themselves by
by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;
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But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
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For whatever boasts I made to him about you, I was not put to shame. But just as everything we said to you was true, so also our boasting before Titus has proved true.
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Truth » Ministers should » Speak
Though if I should wish to boast, I would not be a fool, for I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me.
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Have I then become your enemy by telling you the truth?
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Truth » Ministers should » Teach in
For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
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Works, good » Ministers should » Exhort to
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,
Works, good » Ministers should » Be patterns of
Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity,
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