20 Bible Verses about Building Up The Church

To fit his People for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the Body of the Christ.

For from him the whole Body, closely joined and knit together by the contact of every part with the source of its life, derives its power to grow, in proportion to the vigor of each individual part; and so is being built up in a spirit of love.

Even if I boast extravagantly about our authority--which the Lord gave us for building up your faith and not for overthrowing it--still I have no reason to be ashamed.

This is my reason for writing as I am now doing, while I am away from you, so that, when I am with you, I may not act harshly in the exercise of the authority which the Lord gave me--and gave me for building up and not for pulling down.

In fulfillment of the charge which God had entrusted to me, I laid the foundation like a skillful master-builder; but another man is now building upon it. Let every one take care how he builds;

Therefore our efforts should be directed towards all that makes for peace and the mutual building up of character.

And so with you; since your are striving for spiritual gifts, be eager to excel in such as will build up the faith of the Church.

Therefore encourage one another, and try to build up one another's characters, as indeed you are doing.

Let each of us please his neighbor for his neighbor's good, to help in the building up of his character.

Have you all this time been fancying that it is to you that we are making our defense? No, it is in the sight of God, and in union with Christ, that we are speaking. And all this, dear friends, is to build up your characters;

Never let any foul word pass your lips, but only such good words as the occasion demands, that they may be a help to those who hear them.

What do I suggest, then, Brothers? Whenever you meet for worship, each of you comes, either with a hymn, or a lesson, or a revelation, or the gift of 'tongues,' or the interpretation of them; let everything be directed to the building up of faith.

And now I commend you to the Lord and to the Message of his Love--a Message which has the power to build up your characters, and to give you your place among all those who have become Christ's People.

With reference to food that has been offered in sacrifice to idols-We are aware that all of us have knowledge! Knowledge breeds conceit, while love builds up character.

He who, when speaking, uses the gift of 'tongues' builds up his own faith, while he who preaches builds up the faith of the Church.

But he who preaches is speaking to his fellow men words that will build up faith, and give them comfort and encouragement.

Now I want you all to speak in 'tongues,' but much more I wish that you should preach. A Preacher is of more account than he who speaks in 'tongues,' unless he interprets his words, so that the faith of the Church may be built up.

Rooted in him, building up your characters through union with him, growing stronger through your faith, as you were taught, overflowing with faith and thanksgiving.

Your thanksgiving may be excellent, but the other is not helped by it.

Everything is allowable! Yes, but everything is not profitable. Everything is allowable! Yes, but everything does not build up character.