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Should A Pastor Preach That Has Been Divorsed
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The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.
Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.
Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us in peace.
Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: — read the full passage →
When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. — read the full passage →
Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →
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 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 →
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — 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.
neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock.
Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her: — read the full passage →
For I hate putting away, saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith Jehovah of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
Be not manyof youteachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment.
Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, — read the full passage →
preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; — read the full passage →
Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →
And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband — read the full passage →
Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.
And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →
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 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 seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
The elders therefore among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: — read the full passage →
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.
Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.
holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.
but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;
if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly. — read the full passage →
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;
Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.
Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at the mouth of two or three witnesses. — read the full passage →
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.
Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach; — read the full passage →
I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service;
abstain from every form of evil.
Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →
And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →
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.
Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?
Even so did the Lord ordain that they that proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel.
But shouldest thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Yet such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I would spare you.
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. — read the full passage →
And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying him. — read the full passage →
but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Contend with your mother, contend; for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her whoredoms from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
And I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot.
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, will he return unto her again? will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith Jehovah.
Thus saith Jehovah, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, wherewith I have put her away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were ye sold, and for your transgressions was your mother put away.
Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; — read the full passage →
When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. — read the full passage →
Ye are the children of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. — read the full passage →
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →
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