Thematic Bible: Ministers should
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Attend to
Be applying yourself until I come to public reading, preaching, and teaching.
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Give heed to yourself and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Hold, in sincerity
I am; for I am not like most, trafficking in the word of God, but rather from a sincere heart, like a man of God, I speak in Christ, in the very presence of God.
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In your teaching be serious and sincere.
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Hold steadfastly
Hold fast the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
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He must hold to the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may be able both to encourage by sound teaching, and to confute our opponents.
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Continue in
Give heed to yourself and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Be nourished up in
As you lay all these things before the brothers, you will be a noble minister of Christ Jesus, nourishing yourself in the precepts of the faith and that noble teaching which you have followed.
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Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Speak things which become
But do you, on your part, speak what becomes sound teaching;
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Holiness » Ministers should » Exhort to
Run swiftly after peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.
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Like obedient children, do not fashion yourselves according to the former passions of your days of ignorance, but become yourselves holy in your whole manner of living, as He who has called you is holy, as the Scripture says, You shall be holy, because I am holy.
Holiness » Ministers should » Avoid » Everything » Inconsistent with
Holiness » Ministers should » Be examples of
Let no one despise you on account of your youth, but become an example for the faithful in word, in life, in love, in faith, in purity.
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Holiness » Ministers should » Possess
but he must be hospitable, a lover of the good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled.
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Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with moral weakness,
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The Lord's slave must not quarrel, but must be kind to all men; a skilful teacher, patient of wrong. He must be gentle when instructing opponents; for possibly God may give them a change of mind for the recognition of the truth,
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
"For as I was passing along and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What you are worshiping in ignorance, this I am proclaiming to you.
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Joy » Ministers should » Have, in the faith and holiness of their people
Great is my faith in you; great is my cheerful assurance in you. I am filled with comfort; in spite of all my troubles, my heart is overflowing with joy.
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For what thanksgiving can I render again to God in your behalf, in return for all the joy which you cause me in the presence of my God?
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I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are passing their lives in the truth.
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Joy » Ministers should » Esteem their people as their
Stand fast then, brothers, dearly loved and longed for, my joy and my crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved!
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For you are my pride and my delight.
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Joy » Ministers should » Promote, in their people
And because I am convinced of this, I know that I shall live, and go on working side by side with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,
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(not that I am attempting to lord it over your faith, but rather to work with you for your happiness); for your faith is stedfast.
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Joy » Ministers should » Desire to render an account with
holding out a message of life. Thus it will be my boast at the day of Christ that I have not run in vain, or toiled for nothing.
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Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who must give account; that they may do thus with joy and not with lamentation, for this would be unprofitable to you.
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Joy » Ministers should » Pray for, for their people
Now the God of all hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may be overflowing with hope in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Joy » Ministers should » Come to their people with
and that I may come to you in joy, by the will of God, and find rest together with you.
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Joy » Ministers should » Finish their course with
But I hold not my life of any account, as dear unto myself, if only I may run my race, and accomplish the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to attest the gospel of the grace of God.
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Meekness » Ministers should » Instruct opposers with
The Lord's slave must not quarrel, but must be kind to all men; a skilful teacher, patient of wrong. He must be gentle when instructing opponents; for possibly God may give them a change of mind for the recognition of the truth,
Meekness » Ministers should » Follow after
But you, O servant of God, flee from these things, and run after integrity, piety, faith, love, stedfastness, gentleness.
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Meekness » Ministers should » Urge, on their people
Remind them to be submissive to their rulers and authorities; let them be obedient, ready for every good work; they must speak evil of none, they must not be quarrelsome, but gentle, showing perfect meekness toward all.
Offence » Ministers should » Be cautious of giving
I am giving no one a cause of stumbling in order that my ministry may not be discredited;
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Offence » Ministers should » Remove that which causes
Righteousness » Ministers should » Pray for the fruit of, in their people
He who ever supplies seed to the sower, and bread for the food of man, will supply and make plentous your seed, and increase the harvest springing up from your almsgiving.
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being filled with the fruit of righteousness through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Follow after
But you, O servant of God, flee from these things, and run after integrity, piety, faith, love, stedfastness, gentleness.
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Flee from the passions of youth, but run after righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in company with those who out of a pure heart call upon the Lord.
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Be armed with
by a true teaching and an energy divine; by the weapons of righteousness, for attack or for defense,
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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 an ungodly world;
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Be clothed with
Righteousness » Ministers should » Reason of
And as he reasoned about morality, self-control, and the future judgment, Felix was terrified, and said, "For the present go on your way, and when I find a convenient season, 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 hear God's voice today, Continue not to harden your hearts as in the Provocation, On the day of temptation in the wilderness, When your forefathers tried my forbearance And saw my deeds for forty years. read more.
For this reason I was sore displeased with that generation, And said, "They are always wandering in their hearts; They have never learned my ways"; So I swore in my wrath, "They shall never enter into my rest." See to it, brothers, that there shall never be in any one of you an evil and unbelieving heart, manifesting itself in apostasy from the living God.
For this reason I was sore displeased with that generation, And said, "They are always wandering in their hearts; They have never learned my ways"; So I swore in my wrath, "They shall never enter into my rest." See to it, brothers, that there shall never be in any one of you an evil and unbelieving heart, manifesting itself in apostasy from the living God.
Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Be without
For indeed a presiding officer, as God's steward, ought to be blameless, not self-willed or quick-tempered, not a drunkard or violent, or greedy of filthy lucre;
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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 it has been plainly told me concerning you, my brothers, by Chloe's people, that there are dissensions among you.
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You are not able even now, for you are still unspiritual. While there is among you jealousy and strife, are you not still unspiritual, and behaving like worldlings?
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But in giving you the following instructions, I cannot praise you; your solemn assemblies do more harm than good. To begin with, I am told??nd I believe there is some truth in it??hat when you meet at a church there are divisions among you.
Strife » Ministers should » Warn against
Now I beg you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to speak in accord, all of you, and to have no divisions among you, but to be knit together in a common mind and temper.
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Always call these truths to men's mind; adjuring them in the presence of God to avoid controversy. It is a useless thing, and subverts those who listen to it.
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Strife » Ministers should » Avoid
The Lord's slave must not quarrel, but must be kind to all men; a skilful teacher, patient of wrong.
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no drinker or brawler; but forbearing, peaceable, and no money-lover;
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Strife » Ministers should » Avoid questions that lead to
But avoid foolish questionings and genealogies and dissensions and wranglings about the law; for these are unprofitable and empty.
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Ever shun foolish and puerile discussions, for you know that they lead to quarrels.
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Strife » Ministers should » Not preach through
Some indeed are preaching Christ out of envy and contentiousness, but others from good-will. but the former preach Christ out of rivalry, not sincerely, because they think they are adding bitterness to my bonds.
Truth » Ministers should » Approve themselves by
by a true teaching and an energy divine; by the weapons of righteousness, for attack or for defense,
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I have renounced the hidden things of shame, not spending my life in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God; but setting forth the truth openly, I strive to commend myself to every man's conscience as in the sight of God.
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Although I have been boasting a little to him about you, I have not been put to shame. But as in every matter I have spoken the truth to you, so also my boast to Titus has been proved to be the truth.
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Truth » Ministers should » Speak
If I should choose to continue boasting I should not be foolish, for I should be speaking the truth. But I refrain, lest by the stupendous grandeur of the revelation any one should estimate me beyond what he sees in me, or hears from me.
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Am I then become your enemy, because I am telling you the truth?
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Truth » Ministers should » Teach in
It was for this testimony that I myself was appointed a herald and apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), to be a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
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Works, good » Ministers should » Exhort to
Charge the rich of this world not to be supercilious, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in God, who provides all things richly for our use. Charge them to practise benevolence, to be rich in good works, to be open-handed and generous,
Works, good » Ministers should » Be patterns of
In your teaching be serious and sincere.
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