Church Relationship

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.

But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

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

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

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.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; — read the full passage →

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

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.

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, — read the full passage →

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me. — read the full passage →

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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;

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

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.

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

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

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? — read the full passage →

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; — read the full passage →

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

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

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

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.

So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →