MINISTER, CHRISTIAN
- (a sacred teacher):
- Called:
- MESSENGERS OF THE LORD OF HOSTS: Mal.2.7
- MINISTERS OF:
- OVERSEERS: Acts.20.28
- PASTORS: Jer.3.15, John.21.16-John.21.18, Eph.4.11
- PREACHERS: Rom.10.14, 1Tim.2.7
- PREACHERS OF RIGHTEOUSNFSS: 2Pet.2.5
- SERVANTS:
- TEACHERS: Isa.30.20, Eph.4.11
- WATCHMEN: Isa.62.6, Ezek.33.7
- WITNESSES: Acts.1.8, Acts.5.32, Acts.26.16
- WORKERS TOGETHER WITH GOD: 2Cor.6.1
- Compared to sowers: Ps.126.6, Matt.13.3-Matt.13.8, Mark.4.3-Mark.4.20, Luke.8.5-Luke.8.8
- Teachers of schools: 1Sam.19.20, 2Kgs.2.3, 2Kgs.2.5, 2Kgs.2.15, 2Kgs.4.38, 2Chr.15.3, 2Chr.17.7-2Chr.17.9, Acts.13.1
- Hired: Judg.18.4
- Exempt from taxation: Ezra.7.24
- Non-partisan in politics: 2Sam.15.24-2Sam.15.27
- Influential in public affairs:
- Expostulate with rulers:
- Tact of: 1Cor.9.20-1Cor.9.23, 1Cor.10.23, 1Cor.10.28-1Cor.10.33, 2Cor.12.16
- Recreations for: Mark.6.31, Mark.6.32, Mark.6.45
- Say good-bye to the congregation: Acts.20.17-Acts.20.38
- Personal bearing of: Titus.2.7, Titus.2.8
- Preach without authority: Gal.1.15-Gal.1.24, Gal.2.1-Gal.2.9
- Patience of: Jas.5.10
- Work of, will be tried: 1Cor.3.12-1Cor.3.15
- Responsibility of: Ezek.3.17-Ezek.3.21, Ezek.33.8, Matt.10.14-Matt.10.40, Acts.18.6, Acts.20.26, Acts.20.27
- Speaking evil of, forbidden: Jude.1.1
- Marriage of: Lev.21.7-Lev.21.15, Matt.8.14, 1Cor.9.5, 1Tim.3.2, 1Tim.3.12, Titus.1.5-Titus.1.7
- Incorruptible .Balaam: Num.22.18, Num.22.37, Num.22.38, Num.23.8, Num.23.12, Num.24.12-Num.24.14, 2Pet.2.15, 2Pet.2.16
- Love of, for the ekklesia (the body of Christ), exemplified by Paul: Phil.1.7, 1Thess.1.2-1Thess.1.4, 1Thess.2.8, 1Thess.2.11
- Kindness to::
- Fear of: 1Sam.16.4
- Examples to the flock: Phil.3.17, 2Thess.3.9, 1Tim.4.12, 1Pet.5.3
- Intolerance of: Matt.15.23, Matt.19.13, Mark.10.13, Luke.18.15
- Message of, rejected: Ezek.33.30-Ezek.33.33
- Inconsistent: Matt.27.3-Matt.27.7
- God's care of: 1Kgs.17.1-1Kgs.17.16, 1Kgs.19.1-1Kgs.19.18, Isa.30.20, Matt.10.29-Matt.10.31, Luke.12.6, Luke.12.7
- Their calling glorious: 2Cor.3.7-2Cor.3.11
- Discouragements of: Isa.53.1, Ezek.3.8, Ezek.3.9, Ezek.3.14, Hab.1.2, Hab.1.3, Matt.13.57, Mark.6.3, Mark.6.4, Luke.4.24, John.4.44
- Defended: Jer.26.16-Jer.26.19
- Beloved: Acts.20.37, Acts.20.38, Acts.21.5, Acts.21.6
- Sent forth in teams of two:
- See MINISTER, TRIALS AND PERSECUTIONS OF, below:
- CALL OF: Exod.28.1, Num.3.5-Num.3.13, 1Sam.3.4-1Sam.3.10, 1Kgs.19.16, 1Kgs.19.19, 1Chr.23.13, Isa.6.8-Isa.6.10, Jer.1.5, Amos.2.11, Jonah.1.1, Jonah.1.2, Jonah.3.1, Jonah.3.2, Matt.4.18-Matt.4.22, Matt.9.9, Mark.1.17-Mark.1.20, Mark.2.14, Luke.10.1, Luke.10.2, John.1.43, Acts.13.2, Acts.13.3, Acts.20.24, Acts.22.12-Acts.22.15, Acts.26.14-Acts.26.18, Rom.1.1, Rom.10.14, Rom.10.15, 1Cor.1.1, 1Cor.1.27, 1Cor.1.28, 1Cor.9.16-1Cor.9.19, 2Cor.1.1, 2Cor.5.18-2Cor.5.20, Gal.1.15, Gal.1.16, Eph.3.7, Eph.3.8, Eph.4.11, Eph.4.12, Col.1.1, Col.1.25-Col.1.29, Col.4.17, 1Tim.1.12-1Tim.1.14, 1Tim.2.7, 2Tim.1.11, Titus.1.3, Heb.5.4
- CHARACTER AND ATTRIBUTES OF: Lev.10.3-Lev.10.11, Lev.21.6, Num.16.9, Num.16.10, Deut.32.1-Deut.32.3, 1Sam.2.35, 1Sam.12.7, 2Chr.6.41, 2Chr.29.11, Ezra.7.10, Ps.68.11, Prov.11.30, Isa.6.5-Isa.6.8, Isa.32.20, Isa.52.11, Jer.1.7, Jer.1.8, Jer.3.15, Jer.20.9, Ezek.34.1-Ezek.34.31, Mal.2.6, Mal.2.7, Matt.10.16-Matt.10.24, Matt.11.25, Matt.11.26, Matt.13.51, Matt.13.52, Matt.20.25-Matt.20.28, Matt.23.8-Matt.23.11, Matt.24.45, Luke.6.39, Luke.10.21, Luke.12.42-Luke.12.44, Luke.22.27, Luke.24.49, John.3.27, John.3.34, John.4.36-John.4.38, John.10.2-John.10.5, John.10.11-John.10.15, John.13.13-John.13.17, John.15.20, John.15.21, John.17.16-John.17.18, John.17.20, Acts.1.8, Acts.4.8, Acts.4.31, Acts.6.3, Acts.6.4, Acts.20.22-Acts.20.24, Rom.2.21-Rom.2.23, 1Cor.1.23, 1Cor.1.27-1Cor.1.30, 1Cor.2.2, 1Cor.3.7-1Cor.3.10, 1Cor.4.10-1Cor.4.13, 1Cor.9.16-1Cor.9.23, 1Cor.9.27, 1Cor.15.10, 2Cor.2.15-2Cor.2.17, 2Cor.3.6-2Cor.3.10, 2Cor.4.1-2Cor.4.10, 2Cor.5.11, 2Cor.5.18-2Cor.5.20, 2Cor.6.3-2Cor.6.7, 2Cor.10.1, 2Cor.10.2, 2Cor.10.8, 2Cor.13.10, Gal.2.8, Gal.6.17, Phil.3.17, 1Thess.2.3-1Thess.2.12, 1Tim.3.1-1Tim.3.15, 1Tim.5.17, 1Tim.5.21, 1Tim.6.11, 1Tim.6.13, 1Tim.6.14, 1Tim.6.20, 1Tim.6.21, 2Tim.1.6-2Tim.1.8, 2Tim.1.13, 2Tim.1.14, 2Tim.2.1-2Tim.2.7, 2Tim.2.14-2Tim.2.16, 2Tim.2.20-2Tim.2.26, 2Tim.3.14, 2Tim.3.16, 2Tim.3.17, Titus.1.5-Titus.1.9, Titus.1.13, Titus.1.14, Titus.2.1, Titus.2.7, Titus.2.8, Titus.2.15, Titus.3.1, Titus.3.2, Titus.3.8, Titus.3.9, Heb.5.1-Heb.5.3, Heb.5.12-Heb.5.14, Heb.13.6, Heb.13.7, Heb.13.9, Heb.13.17, Jas.3.1, Jas.3.13, Jas.3.16, Jas.3.17, 1Pet.4.10, 1Pet.4.11
- CHARGE DELIVERED TO: Num.18.1-Num.18.7, Num.27.18-Num.27.23, Deut.31.7, Deut.31.8, Deut.31.14-Deut.31.23, Josh.1.1-Josh.1.9, Ezek.3.4, Matt.10.5-Matt.10.42, Mark.6.11, Luke.10.1-Luke.10.16, 1Tim.1.18-1Tim.1.20, 1Tim.2.1-1Tim.2.15, 1Tim.3.1-1Tim.3.16, 1Tim.4.1-1Tim.4.16, 1Tim.5.1-1Tim.5.22, 1Tim.6.1-1Tim.6.21, 2Tim.1.6-2Tim.1.13, 2Tim.2.1-2Tim.2.26, 2Tim.3.1-2Tim.3.17, 2Tim.4.1-2Tim.4.8
- COURAGE OF:
- DUTIES OF: Exod.4.12, Lev.10.8-Lev.10.11, Josh.1.8, 2Kgs.17.27, 2Kgs.17.28, 2Chr.29.11, Isa.40.1-Isa.40.3, Isa.40.9, Isa.40.11, Isa.52.11, Isa.57.14, Isa.58.1, Isa.62.6, Isa.62.7, Jer.1.7, Jer.1.8, Jer.1.17-Jer.1.19, Jer.4.15, Jer.6.27, Jer.15.19-Jer.15.21, Jer.23.4, Jer.23.22, Jer.23.28, Jer.26.2, Ezek.2.6-Ezek.2.8, Ezek.3.8-Ezek.3.10, Ezek.3.17-Ezek.3.21, Ezek.3.27, Ezek.6.11, Ezek.33.1-Ezek.33.9, Ezek.34.2-Ezek.34.31, Ezek.44.23, Joel.1.13-Joel.1.15, Joel.2.17, Jonah.1.2, Nah.1.15, Hab.2.2, Mal.2.7, Matt.7.6, Matt.10.7, Matt.10.11-Matt.10.13, Matt.10.16, Matt.10.25, Matt.10.27, Matt.10.28, Matt.16.19, Matt.18.5, Matt.18.6, Matt.18.18, Matt.20.25-Matt.20.28, Matt.28.19, Matt.28.20, Mark.10.43-Mark.10.45, Luke.9.48, Luke.22.32, Luke.24.48, John.3.34, John.4.35-John.4.38, John.15.27, John.20.23, John.21.15-John.21.17, Acts.1.21, Acts.1.22, Acts.5.20, Acts.6.2, Acts.6.4, Acts.10.42, Acts.16.4, Acts.18.9, Acts.18.10, Acts.20.28, Acts.22.15, Acts.26.16-Acts.26.18, Rom.1.14, Rom.1.15, Rom.12.3-Rom.12.8, 1Cor.1.16, 1Cor.4.1, 1Cor.4.2, 1Cor.4.21, 1Cor.9.16, 1Cor.9.17, 2Cor.1.24, 2Cor.4.1, 2Cor.4.2, 2Cor.4.5, 2Cor.5.14, 2Cor.5.18, 2Cor.5.20, 2Cor.6.3-2Cor.6.10, 2Cor.7.4-2Cor.7.9, 2Cor.7.12, 2Cor.7.15, 2Cor.8.23, 2Cor.10.8, 2Cor.12.15, 2Cor.12.19, 2Cor.13.2, 2Cor.13.10, Gal.1.10, Eph.3.8-Eph.3.10, Eph.4.11, Eph.4.12, Eph.6.20, Col.4.17, 1Thess.2.4-1Thess.2.8, 1Thess.2.10-1Thess.2.12, 1Thess.3.2, 1Thess.5.12, 2Thess.3.4, 1Tim.1.3, 1Tim.1.4, 1Tim.1.11, 1Tim.1.18, 1Tim.1.19, 1Tim.2.7, 1Tim.4.6, 1Tim.4.7, 1Tim.4.12-1Tim.4.16, 1Tim.5.1-1Tim.5.3, 1Tim.5.7-1Tim.5.11, 1Tim.5.19-1Tim.5.22, 1Tim.6.3, 1Tim.6.4, 1Tim.6.10-1Tim.6.14, 1Tim.6.17-1Tim.6.21, 2Tim.1.6-2Tim.1.8, 2Tim.2.2-2Tim.2.7, 2Tim.2.14-2Tim.2.16, 2Tim.2.23-2Tim.2.25, 2Tim.4.1, 2Tim.4.2, 2Tim.4.5, 1Pet.5.1-1Pet.5.4, 2Pet.1.12-2Pet.1.16
- DUTIES OF THE CHURCH TO: Deut.1.38, Deut.3.28, Deut.31.7, Mal.2.7, 1Cor.11.1, 1Cor.11.2, 1Cor.16.15, 1Cor.16.16, Phil.3.17, Col.4.10, 1Thess.5.12, 1Thess.5.13, Heb.13.7, Heb.13.17, Heb.13.18
- EMOLUMENTS (BENEFITS) OF: Num.18.20, Deut.10.9, Deut.14.27, Deut.18.1, Deut.18.2, Josh.13.14, Josh.13.33, Josh.18.7, Jer.31.14, Ezek.44.28, Matt.10.9, Matt.10.10, Mark.6.8, Luke.10.7, Luke.10.8, Luke.22.35, Luke.22.36, John.4.36, Acts.20.33, Acts.20.34, 1Cor.9.1-1Cor.9.23, 2Cor.1.14, 2Cor.1.15, 2Cor.11.7-2Cor.11.9, 2Cor.12.13-2Cor.12.18, Gal.6.6, Phil.4.10-Phil.4.18, 1Thess.2.5, 1Thess.2.6, 1Thess.2.9, 2Thess.3.7-2Thess.3.9, 1Tim.5.18, 3John.1.1
- FAITHFUL:
- FALSE AND CORRUPT: Deut.13.1-Deut.13.5, Deut.18.20-Deut.18.22, 1Kgs.12.31, 2Chr.29.34, 2Chr.30.15, Neh.13.29, Prov.19.27, Isa.3.12, Isa.5.20, Isa.8.19, Isa.8.20, Isa.9.14-Isa.9.16, Isa.28.7, Isa.29.10, Isa.29.11, Isa.30.10, Isa.43.27, Isa.43.28, Isa.44.20, Isa.56.10-Isa.56.12, Jer.2.8, Jer.5.13, Jer.5.14, Jer.5.30, Jer.5.31, Jer.6.13, Jer.6.14, Jer.8.10, Jer.8.11, Jer.10.21, Jer.12.10, Jer.13.20, Jer.14.13-Jer.14.16, Jer.23.1, Jer.23.2, Jer.23.11, Jer.23.14-Jer.23.16, Jer.23.21, Jer.23.25-Jer.23.39, Jer.27.9-Jer.27.18, Jer.48.10, Jer.50.6, Lam.2.14, Lam.4.13, Lam.4.14, Ezek.13.1-Ezek.13.23, Ezek.14.9, Ezek.14.10, Ezek.22.25, Ezek.22.26, Ezek.22.28, Ezek.34.1-Ezek.34.31, Ezek.44.8, Ezek.44.10, Hos.4.6, Hos.4.8-Hos.4.13, Hos.5.1, Hos.6.9, Hos.9.7, Hos.9.8, Amos.2.11, Amos.2.12, Mic.2.11, Mic.3.5-Mic.3.7, Mic.3.11, Zeph.3.4, Zech.10.3, Zech.11.4, Zech.11.5, Zech.11.16, Zech.11.17, Zech.13.2-Zech.13.5, Mal.1.6-Mal.1.10, Mal.2.1-Mal.2.3, Mal.2.8, Mal.2.9, Matt.5.19, Matt.7.15, Matt.7.22, Matt.7.23, Matt.15.9, Matt.15.14, Matt.20.20-Matt.20.27, Matt.23.3, Matt.23.4, Matt.23.13, Matt.24.4, Matt.24.5, Matt.24.24, Matt.24.26, Matt.24.48-Matt.24.51, Mark.9.33-Mark.9.35, Mark.10.35-Mark.10.37, Mark.13.21, Mark.13.22, Luke.6.39, Luke.9.46, Luke.11.35, Luke.11.46-Luke.11.52, Luke.12.45, Luke.12.46, Luke.21.8, Luke.22.24, John.3.10, John.5.43, John.10.1, John.10.5, John.10.8, John.10.10-John.10.13, Acts.20.29, Acts.20.30, Rom.2.19-Rom.2.25, Rom.16.17, Rom.16.18, 1Cor.3.1-1Cor.3.4, 1Cor.3.10-1Cor.3.16, 1Cor.3.21, 1Cor.11.18, 1Cor.11.19, 2Cor.2.17, 2Cor.11.1-2Cor.11.31, Gal.1.6-Gal.1.8, Gal.5.10, Eph.4.14, Phil.1.15, Phil.1.16, Phil.3.2, Col.2.4, Col.2.8, Col.2.18, Col.2.19, 1Tim.1.3-1Tim.1.7, 1Tim.1.19, 1Tim.4.1-1Tim.4.3, 1Tim.4.7, 1Tim.6.3-1Tim.6.5, 1Tim.6.20, 1Tim.6.21, 2Tim.2.14-2Tim.2.18, 2Tim.3.6-2Tim.3.9, 2Tim.3.13, 2Tim.4.3, Titus.1.10-Titus.1.14, Titus.3.10, Titus.3.11, Heb.13.9, 2Pet.2.1-2Pet.2.22, 2Pet.3.16, 1John.2.18, 1John.2.26, 1John.4.1-1John.4.3, 1John.4.5, 2John.1.1, 3John.1.1, Jude.1.1, Rev.2.1, Rev.2.2, Rev.2.12, Rev.2.14, Rev.2.15, Rev.2.18, Rev.2.20-Rev.2.23
- INSTANCES OF:
- HOSPITALITY TO .Woman of Zarephath to Elijah: 1Kgs.17.10-1Kgs.17.16
- ORDINATION OF:
- PRAYER FOR, ENJOINED: Matt.9.37, Matt.9.38, Luke.10.2, Rom.15.30-Rom.15.32, 2Cor.1.11, Eph.6.18-Eph.6.20, Phil.1.19, Col.4.2-Col.4.4, 1Thess.5.25, 2Thess.3.1, 2Thess.3.2, Phlm.1.1, Heb.13.18, Heb.13.19
- PRAYER FOR, EXEMPLIFIED: 2Chr.6.41, Ps.132.9, Acts.1.24, Acts.1.25, Acts.4.29, Acts.6.6, Acts.12.5, Acts.14.23
- PROMISES TO, JOYS OF: 2Sam.23.6, 2Sam.23.7, Ps.126.5, Ps.126.6, Jer.1.7-Jer.1.10, Jer.1.17-Jer.1.19, Jer.20.11, Dan.12.3, Matt.10.28-Matt.10.31, Matt.28.20, Luke.12.11, Luke.12.12, Luke.24.49, John.4.36-John.4.38, Acts.1.4, Acts.1.5, Acts.1.8, 1Cor.9.9, 1Cor.9.10, 2Cor.2.14-2Cor.2.16, 2Cor.7.6, 2Cor.7.7, Phil.2.16, 1Thess.2.13, 1Thess.2.19, 1Thess.2.20, 1Thess.3.8, 1Thess.3.9, 3John.1.1
- SUCCESS ATTENDING:
- TRIALS AND PERSECUTIONS OF: 1Kgs.19.1-1Kgs.19.10, Isa.20.2, Isa.20.3, Ezek.24.15-Ezek.24.18, Hos.1.2, Amos.5.10, Amos.7.10-Amos.7.17, Matt.10.16-Matt.10.27, Matt.23.34, John.13.16, 1Cor.2.1-1Cor.2.4, 1Cor.4.9-1Cor.4.13, 2Cor.6.4-2Cor.6.10, 2Cor.7.5, 2Cor.11.23-2Cor.11.33, 2Cor.12.7-2Cor.12.12, Gal.4.13, Gal.4.14, Eph.3.1, Eph.3.13
- FALSELY ACCUSED:
- INSTANCES OF PERSECUTION:
- ZEALOUS: