Thematic Bible: Should not be
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Ministers » Should not be » Greedy of filthy lucre
shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;not for shameful gain, but eagerly;
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Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued,not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.
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I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel.
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not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
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Ministers » Should not be » Easily dispirited
We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;
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as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
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Ministers » Should not be » Men-pleasers
For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, 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 man, but to please God who tests our hearts.
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Ministers » Should not be » Entangled by cares
No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.
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And Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
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Ministers » Should not be » Contentious
For an overseer,as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
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not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
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Ministers » Should not be » Crafty
But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
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Ministers » Should not be » Lords over God's heritage
not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.
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Widow's » Should not be » Oppressed
if you do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm,
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do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart."
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Widow's » Should not be » Deprived of raiment in pledge
"You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge,
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Widow's » Should not be » Treated with violence
Thus says the LORD: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
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Widow's » Should not be » Afflicted
You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
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