Thematic Bible: Should not be
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Ministers » Should not be » Greedy of filthy lucre
Be shepherds of God's flock which is among you. Exercise the oversight not reluctantly but eagerly, in accordance with the will of God; not for base gain but with cheerful minds;
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Deacons, in the same way, must be men of serious demeanour, not double-tongued, nor addicted to much wine, nor greedy of base gain,
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No one's silver or gold or clothing have I coveted.
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not a hard drinker nor given to blows; not selfish or quarrelsome or covetous;
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Ministers » Should not be » Easily dispirited
We are hard pressed, yet never in absolute distress; perplexed, yet never utterly baffled;
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as sad, but we are always joyful; as poor, but we bestow wealth on many; as having nothing, and yet we securely possess all things.
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Ministers » Should not be » Men-pleasers
For is it man's favour or God's that I aspire to? Or am I seeking to please men? If I were still a man-pleaser, I should not be Christ's bondservant.
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But as God tested and approved us before entrusting us with His Good News, so in what we say we are seeking not to please men but to please God, who tests and approves our motives.
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Ministers » Should not be » Entangled by cares
Every one who serves as a soldier keeps himself from becoming entangled in the world's business--so that he may satisfy the officer who enlisted him.
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"Leave the dead," Jesus rejoined, "to bury their own dead; but you must go and announce far and wide the coming of the Kingdom of God."
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Ministers » Should not be » Contentious
For, as God's steward, a minister must be of blameless life, not over-fond of having his own way, not a man of a passionate temper nor a hard drinker, not given to blows nor greedy of gain,
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not a hard drinker nor given to blows; not selfish or quarrelsome or covetous;
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Ministers » Should not be » Crafty
Nay, we have renounced the secrecy which marks a feeling of shame. We practice no cunning tricks, nor do we adulterate God's Message. But by a full clear statement of the truth we strive to commend ourselves in the presence of God to every human conscience.
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Ministers » Should not be » Lords over God's heritage
not lording it over your Churches but proving yourselves patterns for the flock to imitate.
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