Bad Leadership

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord. — read the full passage →

If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. — read the full passage →

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. — read the full passage →

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. — read the full passage →

Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. — read the full passage →

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: — read the full passage →

And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: — read the full passage →

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. — read the full passage →

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. — read the full passage →

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: — read the full passage →

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? — read the full passage →

Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.

He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.