Elder Abuse

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,

for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:

Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword will be on his arm, and on his right eye. His arm will be completely withered, and his right eye will be totally blinded!”

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul: — read the full passage →

Whoever transgresses and doesn’t remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn’t have God. He who remains in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son. — read the full passage →

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. — read the full passage →

Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” — read the full passage →

Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power! — read the full passage →

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.

Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;

“Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God, — read the full passage →

Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

Behold, a day of Yahweh comes, when your plunder will be divided in your midst. — read the full passage →

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth? — read the full passage →

but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,’ says Yahweh of Armies.

But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism;

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

I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”

but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.

Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar Enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath, (and they shall have their sides east and west), Dan, one portion. — read the full passage →