Thematic Bible: Should not be
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Ministers » Should not be » Greedy of filthy lucre
shepherd the flock of God that is under your care, serving as overseersnot under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;
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Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, and not fond of sordid gain;
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I have coveted no one's silver or gold or clothes.
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not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
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Ministers » Should not be » Easily dispirited
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
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as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
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Ministers » Should not be » Men-pleasers
Am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
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but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please men, but to please God who tests our hearts.
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Ministers » Should not be » Entangled by cares
No soldier in active service gets entangled in civilian affairs, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.
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Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
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Ministers » Should not be » Contentious
For the overseer must be blameless as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not fond of sordid gain,
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not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
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Ministers » Should not be » Crafty
But we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
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Ministers » Should not be » Lords over God's heritage
not as lording it over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.
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