Thematic Bible: Should not be
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Ministers » Should not be » Greedy of filthy lucre
Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God’s will; not for the money but eagerly;
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Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money,
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I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
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not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy—
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Ministers » Should not be » Easily dispirited
We are pressured in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair;
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as poor yet enriching many;
as having nothing yet possessing everything.
Ministers » Should not be » Men-pleasers
For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.
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Instead, just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please men, but rather God, who examines our hearts.
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Ministers » Should not be » Entangled by cares
No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of civilian life; he seeks to please the recruiter.
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But He told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and spread the news of the kingdom of God.”
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Ministers » Should not be » Contentious
For an overseer, as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,
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not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy—
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Ministers » Should not be » Crafty
Instead, we have renounced shameful secret things, not walking in deceit or distorting God’s message, but commending ourselves to every person’s conscience in God’s sight by an open display of the truth.
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Ministers » Should not be » Lords over God's heritage
not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
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Widow's » Should not be » Oppressed
if you no longer oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow and no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods, bringing harm on yourselves,
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Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.
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Widow's » Should not be » Deprived of raiment in pledge
Do not deny justice to a foreigner or fatherless child, and do not take a widow’s garment as security.
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Widow's » Should not be » Treated with violence
This is what the Lord says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Don’t exploit or brutalize the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.
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Widow's » Should not be » Afflicted
“You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
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