Strife In The Church

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to sound words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; — read the full passage →

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

The beginning of strife isas when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

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 →

But if any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. — read the full passage →

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

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.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?

A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse;

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, — read the full passage →

For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Islikeone that taketh a dog by the ears.

For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

looking carefully lestthere beany man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled;

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

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.

A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties,

It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that oneof you hath his father’s wife. — read the full passage →

If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.

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.

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

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;

for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?

By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

We love, because he first loved us.

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at the mouth of two or three witnesses.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

When a man’s ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth. — read the full passage →

My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

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.

Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. — read the full passage →

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him. — read the full passage →

And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican.

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;

Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

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 →

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

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; — read the full passage →

Them that sin reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope; — read the full passage →

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

Do all things without murmurings and questionings: — read the full passage →

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; — read the full passage →

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness? — read the full passage →

I wrote unto you in my epistle to have no company with fornicators;

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

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

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.

And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? — read the full passage →

For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith.

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord. — read the full passage →

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:

So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.

Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

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 →

It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.

Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

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

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.