Thematic Bible: Ministers should


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If thou remind the brethren of these things, thou wilt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourishing them with the words of faith, and of the good doctrine whereto thou hast attained. Verse Conceptsdoctrine, Purpose ofdefence, humanOrthodoxy, In NtTeachingClergyThe FaithSound Doctrineimprovementdoctrine

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine, That the aged men be vigilant, Verse ConceptsTeachingTheologySound Doctrinebehaviordoctrine


As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to your former desires, in your ignorance; But as he who hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation: For it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.





Who can have compassion on the ignorant and the wandering, seeing he himself also is compassed with infirmity, Verse ConceptsGentlenessGrace, And Christian LifeWeakness, PhysicalThe Gentleness Of God's PeopleIgnorance of GodWeaknessExerciseMaking Mistakesignoranceempathy

And a servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle toward all men, apt to teach, patient of evil, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if haply God may give them repentance, to the acknowledging of the truth;

For as I passed along and beheld the objects of your worship, I found an altar, on which was inscribed, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD: him therefore whom ye worship without knowing him, I proclaim unto you. Verse ConceptsAmbassadorsGod, Revelation OfIgnorance, Of GodInscriptionsOpportunities, And SalvationSuperstitionPolytheismUnknown GodsHow Not To WorshipIgnorance of GodEclipseignorancedevotion

Great is my freedom of speech toward you; great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I exceedingly abound with joy, over all our affliction. Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofJoy, Of The ChurchOptimismDistressTrusting Other PeopleHuman ComfortPaul's BoastingPrideholy BoldnessEncouragementJoy And HappinessBoldnessSpeechencouraging

For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice for your sake before our God? Verse ConceptsAppreciationHappinessJoy, Of The ChurchThanking God For PeopleThank YouBeing GratefulThanksgiving And Gratitude




And being persuaded of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith: Verse ConceptsFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsExamples Of ConfidenceAbsenceRejoicingGrowth In GraceThe FaithYou Will Rejoice In Salvationpatientsjoyful

Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy; for by faith ye have stood. Verse ConceptsStabilityStanding FirmLording ItWorking TogetherRespecting Authority






And a servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle toward all men, apt to teach, patient of evil, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if haply God may give them repentance, to the acknowledging of the truth;


Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready for every good work: To speak evil of no man, not to be quarrelsome, to be gentle, shewing all meekness toward all men.

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed, But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, Verse ConceptsBlamelessness, In Christian LivingOffenceDo Not HinderMinistrynegativity









And as he reasoned concerning justice, temperance, and the judgment to come, Felix being terrified, answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. Verse ConceptsConviction, Not Leading To RepentanceGiving, Of TimeBribery, Examples OfIndecisionSelf ControlEternal JudgmentConviction Of SinJudgement To ComeThe Final JudgementGod Doing RightDoing RightNowRight Time For PeopleThose Frightened Of GodOpportunityJudgement DayEthics



Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith) To day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness, Where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. read more.
Therefore I was grieved with that generation and said, They always err in their hearts, and they have not know my ways. So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest. Take heed, brethren, left there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God:













For it hath been declared to me of you, my brethren, by them of the family of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. Verse ConceptsArguingTelling Of People's Situations


But in this which I declare, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. For first, when ye come together in the church, I hear there are schisms among you, (and I partly believe it.







Some indeed preach Christ even through envy and strife; but some through good will. The one preach Christ out of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:



So that if I had boasted any thing of you to him, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, so also our boasting to Titus is found a truth. Verse ConceptsPaul's BoastingBoasting

For if I should resolve to boast, I should not be a fool; for I speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any one should think of me above what he seeth me, or heareth from me. Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfOverestimationFoolish PeopleSeeing PeoplePaul's Boasting



Charge the rich in this world not to be high-minded, neither to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy: To do good, to be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate,