Cross Cultural Ministry

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: — read the full passage →

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.

And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

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

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge; — read the full passage →

But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.

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

for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

yea, he saith, It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not:

(for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves; — read the full passage →

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. — read the full passage →

Also the foreigners that join themselves to Jehovah, to minister unto him, and to love the name of Jehovah, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and holdeth fast my covenant; — read the full passage →

and I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things.

And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons. — read the full passage →

For Adam was first formed, then Eve; — read the full passage →

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.

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

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

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

But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye are otherwise minded, this also shall God reveal unto you:

making request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come unto you.

For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and ofalltribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands;

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles.

concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,

which he promised afore through his prophets in the holy scriptures,

and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation;

And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service;

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

But far be it from me to glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world hath been crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away.

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

because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it unto them.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

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

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

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

and from Jesus Christ, who isthe faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

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

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

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

Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

and might reconcile them both in one body unto God through the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;

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

Now I beseech you, brethren (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to minister unto the saints),

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →