Thematic Bible: Ministers should
Thematic Bible
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Attend to
Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.
Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Hold, in sincerity
For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.
showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Hold steadfastly
Hold to the standard of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught, so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching and correct those who speak against it.
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Continue in
Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Be nourished up in
By pointing out such things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, having nourished yourself on the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Speak things which become
Holiness » Ministers should » Exhort to
Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.
Like obedient children, do not comply with the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance, but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct, for it is written, "You shall be holy, because I am holy."
Holiness » Ministers should » Avoid » Everything » Inconsistent with
"'They must be holy to their God, and they must not profane the name of their God, because they are the ones who present the Lord's gifts, the food of their God. Therefore they must be holy.
Leave! Leave! Get out of there! Don't touch anything unclean! Get out of it! Stay pure, you who carry the Lord's holy items!
Holiness » Ministers should » Be examples of
Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.
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Holiness » Ministers should » Possess
Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also is subject to weakness,
And the Lord's slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient, correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
For as I went around and observed closely your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: 'To an unknown god.' Therefore what you worship without knowing it, this I proclaim to you.
Joy » Ministers should » Have, in the faith and holiness of their people
I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.
For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel because of you before our God?
I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.
Joy » Ministers should » Esteem their people as their
So then, my brothers and sisters, dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!
Joy » Ministers should » Promote, in their people
And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,
I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.
Joy » Ministers should » Desire to render an account with
by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. Let them do this with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.
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Joy » Ministers should » Pray for, for their people
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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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.
Joy » Ministers should » Finish their course with
But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace.
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Meekness » Ministers should » Instruct opposers with
And the Lord's slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient, correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth
Meekness » Ministers should » Follow after
But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.
Meekness » Ministers should » Urge, on their people
Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work. They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.
Offence » Ministers should » Be cautious of giving
We do not give anyone an occasion for taking an offense in anything, so that no fault may be found with our ministry.
Offence » Ministers should » Remove that which causes
He says, "Build it! Build it! Clear a way! Remove all the obstacles out of the way of my people!"
Righteousness » Ministers should » Pray for the fruit of, in their people
Now God who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow.
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
Righteousness » Ministers should » Follow after
But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.
But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
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Righteousness » Ministers should » Be armed with
by truthful teaching, by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left,
Righteousness » Ministers should » Be preachers of
and if he did not spare the ancient world, but did protect Noah, a herald of righteousness, along with seven others, when God brought a flood on an ungodly world,
Righteousness » Ministers should » Be clothed with
Righteousness » Ministers should » Reason of
While Paul was discussing righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, I will send for you."
Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Pray that their people may be forgiven for
and said, "If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, let my Lord go among us, for we are a stiff-necked people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance."
Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; ignore the stubbornness, wickedness, and sin of these people.
Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Warn their people against
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, "Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! "Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness. "There your fathers tested me and tried me, and they saw my works for forty years. read more.
"Therefore, I became provoked at that generation and said, 'Their hearts are always wandering and they have not known my ways.' "As I swore in my anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'" See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.
"Therefore, I became provoked at that generation and said, 'Their hearts are always wandering and they have not known my ways.' "As I swore in my anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'" See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.
Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Be without
For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God's work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.
national Sins » Ministers should » Testify against
"Shout loudly! Don't be quiet! Yell as loud as a trumpet! Confront my people with their rebellious deeds; confront Jacob's family with their sin!
Now go, write it down on a tablet in their presence, inscribe it on a scroll, so that it might be preserved for a future time as an enduring witness.
"Go immediately to Nineveh, that large capital city, and announce judgment against its people because their wickedness has come to my attention."
He said to me, "Son of man, I am sending you to the house of Israel, to rebellious nations who have rebelled against me; both they and their fathers have revolted against me to this very day. The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says.' And as for them, whether they listen or not -- for they are a rebellious house -- they will know that a prophet has been among them.
"As for you, son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment, are you willing to pronounce judgment on the bloody city? Then confront her with all her abominable deeds!
national Sins » Ministers should » Mourn over
Let the priests, those who serve the Lord, weep from the vestibule all the way back to the altar. Let them say, "Have pity, O Lord, on your people; please do not turn over your inheritance to be mocked, to become a proverb among the nations. Why should it be said among the peoples, "Where is their God?"
"'This is what the sovereign Lord says: Clap your hands, stamp your feet, and say, "Ah!" because of all the evil, abominable practices of the house of Israel, for they will fall by the sword, famine, and pestilence.
But if you will not pay attention to this warning, I will weep alone because of your arrogant pride. I will weep bitterly and my eyes will overflow with tears because you, the Lord's flock, will be carried into exile."
When the Lord commanded the man dressed in linen, "Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim," the man went in and stood by one of the wheels.
national Sins » Ministers should » Pray for forgiveness of
So Moses returned to the Lord and said, "Alas, this people has committed a very serious sin, and they have made for themselves gods of gold. But now, if you will forgive their sin, but if not, wipe me out from your book that you have written."
national Sins » Ministers should » Try to turn the people from
But if they had stood in my inner circle, they would have proclaimed my message to my people. They would have caused my people to turn from their wicked ways and stop doing the evil things they are doing.
Strife » Ministers should » Reprove
For members of Chloe's household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters, that there are quarrels among you.
for you are still influenced by the flesh. For since there is still jealousy and dissension among you, are you not influenced by the flesh and behaving like unregenerate people?
Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse. For in the first place, when you come together as a church I hear there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
Strife » Ministers should » Warn against
I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together, to end your divisions, and to be united by the same mind and purpose.
Remind people of these things and solemnly charge them before the Lord not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen.
Strife » Ministers should » Avoid
And the Lord's slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,
not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.
Strife » Ministers should » Avoid questions that lead to
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, quarrels, and fights about the law, because they are useless and empty.
But reject foolish and ignorant controversies, because you know they breed infighting.
Strife » Ministers should » Not preach through
Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill. The latter do so from love because they know that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel.
Truth » Ministers should » Approve themselves by
by truthful teaching, by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left,
But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.
For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you, but just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has proved true as well.
Truth » Ministers should » Speak
For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,
So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Truth » Ministers should » Teach in
For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle -- I am telling the truth; I am not lying -- and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Works, good » Ministers should » Exhort to
Command those who are rich in this world's goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment. Tell them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others.
Works, good » Ministers should » Be patterns of
showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,