Thematic Bible: Ministers should


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If you tell the brothers about these things, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed until now. Verse Conceptsdoctrine, Purpose ofdefence, humanOrthodoxy, In NtTeachingClergyThe FaithSound Doctrineimprovementdoctrine



Live as children of obedience. Do not fashion yourself according to your former lusts, for you were ignorant at that time. Be holy in all your conduct, just as the one who called you is holy. Because it is written: You shall be holy for I am holy.

Be God's holy men. Do not dishonor the name of your God. Be holy because you bring sacrifices by fire to Jehovah. It is the food (bread) of your God. Verse ConceptsCripplesHoliness Of MinistersIrreverenceMinisters, Should BeProfaning God's NameMaking People Holy




He is able to exercise compassion towards the ignorant and those going astray, since he is also subject to weakness. Verse ConceptsGentlenessGrace, And Christian LifeWeakness, PhysicalThe Gentleness Of God's PeopleIgnorance of GodWeaknessExerciseMaking Mistakesignoranceempathy

The Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind (gentle) to all, able to teach, and patient when wronged. He should instruct those who oppose using meekness. Perhaps God will give them repentance that they may know the truth.

As I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: To An Unknown God. What you worship as unknown, this I will proclaim to you. Verse ConceptsAmbassadorsGod, Revelation OfIgnorance, Of GodInscriptionsOpportunities, And SalvationSuperstitionPolytheismUnknown GodsHow Not To WorshipIgnorance of GodEclipseignorancedevotion

Great is my confidence in you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in our entire affliction. Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofJoy, Of The ChurchOptimismDistressTrusting Other PeopleHuman ComfortPaul's BoastingPrideholy BoldnessEncouragementJoy And HappinessBoldnessSpeechencouraging

What thanks can we render to God for you and for all the joy we have for your sakes before our God? Verse ConceptsAppreciationHappinessJoy, Of The ChurchThanking God For PeopleThank YouBeing GratefulThanksgiving And Gratitude




Having this confidence, I know that I will remain. Yes, I will remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith. Verse ConceptsFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsExamples Of ConfidenceAbsenceRejoicingGrowth In GraceThe FaithYou Will Rejoice In Salvationpatientsjoyful

We do not control your faith. We are fellow workers for your joy: for you stand fast in faith. Verse ConceptsStabilityStanding FirmLording ItWorking TogetherRespecting Authority






The Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind (gentle) to all, able to teach, and patient when wronged. He should instruct those who oppose using meekness. Perhaps God will give them repentance that they may know the truth.


Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, and to be ready to do every good work, to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

Give no occasion for stumbling (offence) in anything that our ministry may not be blamed (discredited). Verse ConceptsBlamelessness, In Christian LivingOffenceDo Not HinderMinistrynegativity

One will say: 'Heap it up! Heap it up! Prepare the way; Take the stumbling block out of the way of my people.' Verse ConceptsStumbling BlocksMaking RoadsDo Not HinderHindrancesHighwaysMoving OnRemoving People From Your LifeOvercoming Obstaclesroadblockspeople


Be filled with the fruits of righteousness through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God. (John 15:5) (Galatians 5:22, 23) Verse ConceptsRighteousness, As FaithFruits Of RighteousnessBeing Filled With GodFruit Of CharacterA Righteous PeopleShowing Forth His PraiseBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeFruit Of The Spirit





Clothe your priests with righteousness. Let your godly ones sing with joy. Verse ConceptsSaintsClothed With Righteousnessjoyfulness


He prayed: Jehovah, if you really are pleased with me, I pray that you will go with us. It is true that these people are sinful and rebellious. However, please forgive our sin and let us be your people. Verse ConceptsPrayer, For OthersStiffnecked PeopleNecksSelf WillGod Goes With YouGod Forgive!

Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Do not look at the stubbornness of this people or at their wickedness or their sin. Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersServanthood, In Life Of BelieversSelf Will

The Holy Spirit says: Today if you will hear his voice, do not harden your hearts and be stubborn like those who tested me in the day of temptation in the wilderness. Your forefathers examined (inspected) (scrutinized) me by proving (testing) me. And they saw my works for forty years. read more.
I was disgusted (angry) with this generation, and said: 'They always go astray in their hearts, and they have not known my ways.' So I swore in my anger: 'They will not enter into my rest.' Be careful, brothers and sisters, that none of you develop a wicked heart lacking faith and turning away (departing) from the living God.


Cry aloud! Do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram's horn. Tell my people about their rebellion and the descendants of Jacob about their sins. Verse ConceptsHesitationShoutingMinisters, Way They Should TeachTrumpets For SignallingWhat Sin?EmotionsrebellionDishonoring God

Write this on a tablet for them, and inscribe it in a book so that it will be there in the future as a permanent witness. Verse ConceptsInscriptionsProphecy, Methods Of OtScrollsTabletsJournalizing

Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim against her that Jehovah has seen their terrible wickedness. Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWitnessing, Importance Ofjonah

He said: Son of man, I am sending you to the people of Israel. They are people from a nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have transgressed against me to this day. I am sending you to these defiant and stubborn children. Tell them: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah says: Whether these rebellious people listen or not, they will realize that a prophet has been among them.

Son of man will you judge? Will you judge the city of murderers (the bloodguilty)? Then tell it about all the disgusting things that it has done. Verse ConceptsResponsibility For Blood ShedGiving Information

Let the priests and the ministers of Jehovah weep between the Temple porch and the altar! Let them say: Spare your people, O Jehovah, and do not give reproach to your heritage. That the nations should rule over them and say among the peoples, 'where is their God?' Verse ConceptsBywordOutsidersPriests, Function In Ot TimesPorchesGod Not ExistingBeing ReprovedWhere Is God?

The Lord Jehovah says: 'Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and say, 'How sad!' The people of Israel have done evil and disgusting things. So they will die in wars, famines, and plagues. Verse ConceptsFeetPestilenceStampingClappingFamine Killing

If you will not listen, I will cry secretly over your arrogance. I will cry bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears because Jehovah's flock will be taken captive. Verse ConceptsBeing Earnest For IsraelFeelings Of Rejection By GodSecrecySorrowWeepingRefusing To HearActing In SecretThe Proud Will Be Abased

After Jehovah had commanded the person dressed in linen to take burning coals from between the wheels beside the angels, the person went in and stood beside one of the wheels. Verse ConceptsWheels

So Moses went back to Jehovah and said: These people have committed such a serious sin! They made a god out of gold for themselves. Will you forgive their sin? If not, please wipe me out of the book you have written.

If they had stood in my council they would have announced my words to my people. They would have turned them back from their evil way and from the evil of their deeds. Verse ConceptsSpeaking The Word God Gives

The house of Chloe told me, my brothers, that there are disputes among you. Verse ConceptsArguingTelling Of People's Situations


Now in this that I declare to you that I do not praise you. For you come together not for the better but for the worse. For first of all, when you come together in the congregation, I hear that there are divisions among you and I partly believe it.







Some preach Christ from envy and strife and some from good will. The latter ones do it out of love, knowing that I am set (appointed) (placed here) for the defense of the good news.



If in anything I have boasted about him to you, I was not put to shame; but as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our boasting also which I made before Titus was found to be truth. Verse ConceptsPaul's BoastingBoasting

If I ever wanted to brag, I would not be a fool. Instead, I would be telling the truth. But I am going to spare you so that no one may think more of me than what he sees or hears about me. Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfOverestimationFoolish PeopleSeeing PeoplePaul's Boasting



Command those who are rich in this present system not to be high-minded (arrogant), not to have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. They should do good works and be rich in good works, that they are ready to distribute, willing to communicate.