I want you to be free from anxieties. Luke 10:16 He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me., John 13:20 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives any one whom I send receives me; and he who receives me receives him who sent me.. *, Clerical Celibacy: Dialogue with John Calvin [9-17-09] Are all prophets? Luke 9:57-62 As they were going along the road, a man said to him, I will follow you wherever you go. And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head. To another he said, Follow me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and bury my father. But he said to him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God. Another said, I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home. Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God. (cf. . 2Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt teacher,3no drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and no lover of money. . . And the unmarried woman or girl is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit; but the married woman is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please her husband. John 15:5, 6These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them. 6He must not be a recent convert, or he may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil;[b]7moreover he must be well thought of by outsiders, or he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.1 Timothy 3:1-7, 14Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands upon you. . Im always in need of more funds: especially. Acts 22:21 And he said to me, Depart; for I will send you far away to the Gentiles. Luke 9:1-2 And he . 1 Corinthians 9:16-17 For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. . . What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, to keep Satan from gaining the advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his designs. . . 1 Thessalonians 3:2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and Gods servant in the gospel of Christ, to establish you in your faith and to exhort you. What then shall we have? Jesus said to them, Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. he who rejects you rejects me, . Practice these duties, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress. Does he not speak entirely for our sake? Sacrificial Nature of Ministry / Persecution. Photoby paterdarius [Pixabay / CC0 public domain], The Power of Priests to Bind and Loose (Impose Penance and Grant Absolution). We are weak, but you are strong. ', Acts 26:17 . Any one whom you forgive, I also forgive. . And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) 2 Corinthians 5:20 So we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. . (LogOut/ Luke 9:3 And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. Mt 8:19-20), Luke 10:16 . Isaiah 66:18, 21 For I know their works and their thoughts, and I am coming to gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and shall see my glory, . 1 John 3:13 Do not wonder, brethren, that the world hates you. . . we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ. You cannot serve God and mammon. We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. .
. . When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things. Youll see the term Catholic Used Book Service, which is my old side-business. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as refuse, in order that I may gain Christ. For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything. and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. . 1 Corinthians 9:3-12-14 This is my defense to those who would examine me. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren, it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul. Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world. are the easiest: just send to my email address: apologistdave@gmail.com. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts. 1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are Gods fellow workers; you are Gods field, Gods building. By rejecting conscience, certain persons have made shipwreck of their faith, among them Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal. Acts 20:28 Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God which he obtained with the blood of his own Son. 1 Tim 5:22; Heb 6:2). We intend that no one should blame us about this liberal gift which we are administering, for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lords sight but also in the sight of men. Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? John 17:18 As thou didst send me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. Matthew 10:22 and you will be hated by all for my names sake. Mt 16:19: to Peter alone). So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. . . John 12:25 He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Mark 1:20 And immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and followed him. Matthew 24:9 Then they will deliver you up to tribulation, and put you to death; and you will be hated by all nations for my names sake. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Mt 28:19; Acts 2:38, 41; James 5:14) [Latin sacramentum means mystery], See also: Catechism of the Catholic Church: #897, 1113, 1119, 1210, 1461, 1536-45, 1554-1599, *Visible, Hierarchical, Apostolic Church [1996], Debunking the Mythical Invisible Church [9-14-15] (LogOut/ 2 Corinthians 4:7-17 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. . . And the twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said, It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. Matthew 9:9 As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, Follow me. And he rose and followed him. Acts 15:1-4 But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brethren, Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved. And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question. (cf. 1 Corinthians 3:5-8, 10 What then is Apollos? Mark 16:20 And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it.
So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, reporting the conversion of the Gentiles, and they gave great joy to all the brethren. and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised; Ephesians 6:21-22 Now that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. . . Acts 19:18 Many also of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. Philippians 3:7-8 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Acts 1:2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. Five times I have received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. Matthew 4:22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him. began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. It is for Bishops, Priests and Deacons. 2 Timothy 1:1,11 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus, . Do all work miracles? Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him. 2 Corinthians 4:5 For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus sake. John 12:26 If any one serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also; if any one serves me, the Father will honor him. Jn 13:16, 15:20). Acts 9:17 So Ananias departed and entered the house. For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. Only, let every one lead the life which the Lord has assigned to him, and in which God has called him. As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news!. When you are assembled, and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus. 1 Corinthians 7:7-9, 17, 32-35, 38 I wish that all were as I myself am. . 18Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Luke 9:23 And he said to all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. But each has his own special gift from God, one of one kind and one of another. 28Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you guardians, to feed the church of the Lord[c]which he obtained with his own blood.Acts 20:17, 28, 18On the following day Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.