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Do you follow The Living Bible, |
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Do you defend
and USE the KJV, |
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by
using the title 'Pastor'? |
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concerning the office
of a 'Bishop'? |
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LIVING BIBLE |
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KJV 1611 |
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| "To the pastors
and deacons and all the Christians in the city of
Philippi." Phil 1:1b |
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"To all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at
Philippi, with the bishops
and deacons" Phil 1:1b |
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| "For a
pastor
must be a good man whose life cannot be spoken
against." 1 Tim 3:2a |
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"A bishop then must be
blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of
good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach"
1 Tim 3:2 |
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| "The
pastor
must not be a new Christian, because he might be proud
of being chosen so soon, and pride comes before a fall"
1 Tim 3:6 |
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"Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he
fall into the condemnation of the devil."
1 Tim 3:6 |
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| "Pastors
who do their work well should be paid well and should be
highly appreciated, especially those who work hard at
both preaching and teaching." 1 Tim 5:17 |
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Let the elders that
rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially
they who labour in the word and doctrine. 1 Tim 5:17 |
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| "Don't listen to complaints against the
pastor unless there are two
or three witnesses to accuse him." 1 Tim 5:19 |
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Against an elder
receive not an accusation, but before two or three
witnesses. 1 Tim 5:19 |
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| "Remember that some men, even
pastors, lead sinful lives
and everyone knows it." 1 Tim 5:24a |
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Some men's sins are
open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men
they follow after. |
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| "In the same way, everyone knows how
much good some pastors do,
but sometimes their good deeds aren't known until long
afterward." 1 Tim 5:25 |
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Likewise also the good works of some are manifest
beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid. 1
Tim 5:25 |
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| "I left you there
on the island of Crete so that you could do whatever was
needed to help strengthen each of its churches, and I
asked you to appoint
pastors in every city who
would follow the instructions I gave you." Titus 1:5 |
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"For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou
shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and
ordain elders in every
city, as I had appointed thee"
Titus 1:5 |
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| "These
pastors
must be men of blameless lives because they are God's
ministers." Titus 1:7a |
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"For a bishop must be
blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not
soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to
filthy lucre" Titus 1:7 |
