12 Bible Verses about Ministers, Should Not Be
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except that in every city the Holy Spirit testifies to me, saying, That bonds and afflictions await me.
not fond of wine, not quarrelsome, not one who makes money by base means; but gentle, not contentious, not covetous;
Act as shepherds to the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; not for the sake of sordid gain, but from readiness of mind:
For the bishop must be blame less, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not passionate, not fond of wine, not quarrelsome, not one who makes money by base means;
but we have renounced the secret works of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God; but, by the manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
For, do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? or do I strive to please men? If, indeed, I would still please men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
but as God had judged us worthy to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who tries our hearts.
We are pressed on all sides, yet not restrained; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.
Jesus said: Let the dead bury their own dead; but do you go and publish abroad the kingdom of God.
Every one that serves as a soldier keeps himself free from the business of this life, that he may please him that has chosen him to be a soldier.