18 Bible Verses about Reliability

and what you heard me deliver in the presence of many, intrust to such persons of integrity as are qualified to instruct others

for he, who has called you to the communication of his son Jesus Christ our Lord, will make good his promise.

and we have known, and are convinced that God hath loved us. God is love; and he that cultivates social affection, dwelleth in God, and God in him.

For when God gave his promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, saying, "surely I will heap blessings upon thee, and will give thee a numerous posterity." and after he had patiently waited, he obtained what was promised.read more.
for when men swear by a superior, the ratifying what they say with an oath, puts an end to all further debate. wherefore God was willing to give the heirs of promise a stronger proof of the immutability of his counsel, by the intervention of an oath: that by two immutable things in which it was impossible for God to deceive us, we, who have no other refuge to fly to, but to maintain our present hopes,

teaching them to observe every thing which I have enjoin'd you: and be assured I shall be always with you to the end of the world.

(since I am with thee, and no man shall lift up his hand so as to hurt thee:) for my people in this city are numerous."

and God will confirm you to the end, that ye may be unaccused in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. for he, who has called you to the communication of his son Jesus Christ our Lord, will make good his promise.

he who has begun this good work in you will bring it to perfection against the appearance of Christ. it is but just

but as for you, the Lord, who is faithful, will establish you, and protect you from the malicious one.

I have many things to say against you: but I only say He that sent me is worthy of belief; and what I have heard of Him, that only I publish to the world.

I assure you, heaven and earth may as well cease to be, as that one jot or one tittle of the law should fail of its completion.

heaven and earth shall fail sooner than my predictions shall fail.

the faithfulness of God of no effect? by no means; yea, let God be acknowledged to be true, tho' men should be all deceivers; as it is written, " that you might be justified in your sayings, and might overcome when you are judged."

he that relates this, was an eye-witness of it, and his relation is true: and he is so assured, what he says is true, that you may rely upon it.

for we cannot avoid publishing what we have seen and heard.

a bishop therefore ought to be of an unspotted character, to have but one wife, to be sober, prudent, grave, hospitable, and qualified for teaching: not given to wine or violence, but of a gentle temper, averse to contention and avarice: a master of economy, obliging his children to behave with decorum.read more.
for if a man is incapable of governing his own family, how can he take care of the church of God? nor must he be a new convert; for fear he should be elated with pride, and so involve himself in the same ruin as the devil. besides, he ought to stand fair in the opinion of unbelievers, lest he fall into disgrace, and the ambushes of the accuser. The deacons too must be grave, not double tongued, not addicted to drinking, or sordid gain, but by their integrity maintain the reverence due to the gospel. let them be first examin'd, and if they are without reproach, let them enter upon their office.

to chuse such as are without reproach, married to but one wife, whose children are obedient, not accused of debauchery, nor unruly. for a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not morose, not soon angry, not given to wine, not violent, not desirous of unlawful gain. but a lover of hospitality, humane, prudent, just, holy, temperate;read more.
attach'd to the truth, that has been taught him, that he may be able to teach others sound doctrine, and to convince those who oppose it.

besides Moses throughout his whole administration acted in quality of a servant, representing to the people what he was order'd to say.