Church Conflict

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel; — read the full passage →

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in unrighteousness; — read the full passage →

Which things also we speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth; combining spiritual things with spiritual words.

And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they fare. — read the full passage →

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

For there must be also factions among you, that they that are approved may be made manifest among you.

Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you.

for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the scriptures,

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.

And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judæa beyond the Jordan; — read the full passage →

And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved:

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;

And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am? — read the full passage →

And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven. — read the full passage →

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →