MINISTER, Christian
(a sacred teacher)
Called
AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST 2CO 5:20
ANGELS OF THE CHURCH REV 1:20; 2:1
APOSTLES LUK 6:13; REV 18:20
APOSTLES OF JESUS CHRIST TIT 1:1
DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH PHP 1:7
ELDERS 1TI 5:17; 1PE 5:1
EVANGELISTS EPH 4:11; 2TI 4:5
FISHERS OF MEN MAT 4:19; MRK 1:17
LABORERS MAT 9:38; with PHM 1:1
LABORERS IN THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST 1TH 3:2
LIGHTS JHN 5:35
MEN OF GOD DEU 33:1; 1TI 6:11
MESSENGERS OF THE CHURCH 2CO 8:23
MESSENGERS OF THE LORD OF HOSTS MAL 2:7
MINISTERS OF
GOD ISA 61:6; 2CO 6:4
OF THE LORD JOL 2:17
CHRIST ROM 15:16; 1CO 4:1
OF THE SANCTUARY EZK 45:4
OF THE GOSPEL EPH 3:7; COL 1:23
OF THE WORD LUK 1:2
OF THE NEW TESTAMENT 2CO 3:6
OF THE CHURCH COL 1:24,25
OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 2CO 11:15
OVERSEERS ACT 20:28
PASTORS JER 3:15; JHN 21:16-18; EPH 4:11
PREACHERS ROM 10:14; 1TI 2:7
PREACHERS OF RIGHTEOUSNFSS 2PE 2:5
SERVANTS
OF GOD TIT 1:1; JAS 1:1
OF THE LORD 2TI 2:24
OF JESUS CHRIST PHP 1:1; Jude 1:1
OF THE CHURCH 2CO 4:5
SHEPHERDS JER 23:4
SOLDIERS OF CHRIST PHP 2:25; 2TI 2:3,4
STARS REV 1:20; 2:1
STEWARDS OF GOD TIT 1:7
OF THE GRACE OF GOD 1PE 4:10
OF THE MYSTERIES OF GOD 1CO 4:1
TEACHERS ISA 30:20; EPH 4:11
WATCHMEN ISA 62:6; EZK 33:7
WITNESSES ACT 1:8; 5:32; 26:16
WORKERS TOGETHER WITH GOD 2CO 6:1
Compared to sowers PSA 126:6; MAT 13:3-8; MRK 4:3-20; LUK 8:5-8
Teachers of schools 1SA 19:20; 2KI 2:3,5,15; 4:38; 2CH 15:3; 17:7-9; ACT 13:1
Hired JDG 18:4
Exempt from taxation EZR 7:24
Non-partisan in politics 2SA 15:24-27
Influential in public affairs
Designate kings 1SA 9:15,16; 10:1; 16:1-13
Recommend civil and military appointments 2KI 4:13
Expostulate with rulers
Samuel with Saul 1SA 13:11-14; 15:10-31
Nathan with David 2SA 12:1-14
Elijah with Ahab 1KI 18:17,18
Tact of 1CO 9:20-23; 10:23,28-33; 2CO 12:16
Recreations for MRK 6:31,32,45
Say good-bye to the congregation ACT 20:17-38
Personal bearing of TIT 2:7,8
Preach without authority GAL 1:15-24; 2:1-9
Patience of JAS 5:10
Work of, will be tried 1CO 3:12-15
Responsibility of EZK 3:17-21; 33:8; MAT 10:14-40; ACT 18:6; 20:26,27
Speaking evil of, forbidden Jude 1:8-10
Marriage of LEV 21:7-15; MAT 8:14; 1CO 9:5; 1TI 3:2,12; TIT 1:5-7
Incorruptible .Balaam NUM 22:18,37,38; 23:8,12; 24:12-14; with 2PE 2:15,16
Micaiah 1KI 22:13,14
Peter ACT 8:18-23
Love of, for the ekklesia (the body of Christ), exemplified by Paul PHP 1:7; 1TH 1:2-4; 2:8,11
Kindness to:
Ebed-melech to Jeremiah, JER 38:7-13
Fear of 1SA 16:4
Examples to the flock PHP 3:17; 2TH 3:9; 1TI 4:12; 1PE 5:3
Intolerance of MAT 15:23; 19:13; MRK 10:13; LUK 18:15
Message of, rejected EZK 33:30-33
Inconsistent MAT 27:3-7
God's care of 1KI 17:1-16; 19:1-18; ISA 30:20; MAT 10:29-31; LUK 12:6,7
Their calling glorious 2CO 3:7-11
Discouragements of ISA 53:1; EZK 3:8,9,14; HAB 1:2,3; MAT 13:57; MRK 6:3,4; LUK 4:24; JHN 4:44
Defended JER 26:16-19
Beloved ACT 20:37,38; 21:5,6
Sent forth in teams of two
Disciples MRK 6:7
Paul and Barnabas ACT 13:2,3
Judas and Silas ACT 15:27
Barnabas and Mark ACT 15:37,39
Paul and Silas ACT 15:40
Paul and Timothy ACT 16:1-4
Paul and Titus 2CO 8:19,23
Timothy and Erastus ACT 19:22
Titus and a companion 2CO 12:18
See MINISTER, TRIALS AND PERSECUTIONS OF, below
CALL OF EXO 28:1; NUM 3:5-13; 1SA 3:4-10; 1KI 19:16,19; 1CH 23:13; ISA 6:8-10; JER 1:5; AMO 2:11; JON 1:1,2; 3:1,2; MAT 4:18-22; 9:9; MRK 1:17-20; 2:14; LUK 10:1,2; JHN 1:43; ACT 13:2,3; 20:24; 22:12-15; 26:14-18; ROM 1:1; 10:14,15; 1CO 1:1,27,28; 9:16-19; 2CO 1:1; 5:18-20; GAL 1:15,16; EPH 3:7,8; 4:11,12; COL 1:1,25-29; 4:17; 1TI 1:12-14; 2:7; 2TI 1:11; TIT 1:3; HEB 5:4
See PRIESTS
See LEVITES
See CALL, PERSONAL
See EXCUSES
CHARACTER AND ATTRIBUTES OF LEV 10:3-11; 21:6; NUM 16:9,10; DEU 32:1-3; 1SA 2:35; 12:7; 2CH 6:41; 29:11; EZR 7:10; PSA 68:11; PRO 11:30; ISA 6:5-8; 32:20; 52:11; JER 1:7,8; 3:15; 20:9; EZK 34:1-31; MAL 2:6,7; MAT 10:16-24; 11:25,26; 13:51,52; 20:25-28; 23:8-11; 24:45; LUK 6:39; 10:21; 12:42-44; 22:27; 24:49; JHN 3:27,34; 4:36-38; 10:2-5,11-15; 13:13-17; 15:20,21; 17:16-18,20; ACT 1:8; 4:8,31; 6:3,4; 20:22-24; ROM 2:21-23; 1CO 1:23,27-30; 2:2; 3:7-10; 4:10-13; 9:16-23,27; 15:10; 2CO 2:15-17; 3:6-10; 4:1-10; 5:11,18-20; 6:3-7; 10:1,2,8; 13:10; GAL 2:8; 6:17; PHP 3:17; 1TH 2:3-12; 1TI 3:1-15; 5:17,21; 6:11,13,14,20,21; 2TI 1:6-8,13,14; 2:1-7,14-16,20-26; 3:14,16,17; TIT 1:5-9,13,14; 2:1,7,8,15; 3:1,2,8,9; HEB 5:1-3,12-14; 13:6,7,9,17; JAS 3:1,13,16,17; 1PE 4:10,11
CHARGE DELIVERED TO NUM 18:1-7; 27:18-23; DEU 31:7,8,14-23; JOS 1:1-9; EZK 3:4; MAT 10:5-42; MRK 6:11; LUK 10:1-16; 1TI 1:18-20; 2:1-15; 3:1-16; 4:1-16; 5:1-22; 6:1-21; 2TI 1:6-13; 2:1-26; 3:1-17; 4:1-8
COURAGE OF
See COURAGE
See REPROOF, FAITHFULNESS IN
DUTIES OF EXO 4:12; LEV 10:8-11; JOS 1:8; 2KI 17:27,28; 2CH 29:11; ISA 40:1-3,9,11; 52:11; 57:14; 58:1; 62:6,7; JER 1:7,8,17-19; 4:15; 6:27; 15:19-21; 23:4,22,28; 26:2; EZK 2:6-8; 3:8-10,17-21,27; 6:11; 33:1-9; 34:2-31; 44:23; JOL 1:13-15; 2:17; JON 1:2; NAM 1:15; HAB 2:2; MAL 2:7; MAT 7:6; 10:7,11-13,16,25,27,28; 16:19; 18:5,6,18; 20:25-28; 28:19,20; MRK 10:43-45; LUK 9:48; 22:32; 24:48; JHN 3:34; 4:35-38; 15:27; 20:23; 21:15-17; ACT 1:21,22; 5:20; 6:2,4; 10:42; 16:4; 18:9,10; 20:28; 22:15; 26:16-18; ROM 1:14,15; 12:3-8; 1CO 1:16; 4:1,2,21; 9:16,17; 2CO 1:24; 4:1,2,5; 5:14,18,20; 6:3-10; 7:4-9,12,15; 8:23; 10:8; 12:15,19; 13:2,10; GAL 1:10; EPH 3:8-10; 4:11,12; 6:20; COL 4:17; 1TH 2:4-8,10-12; 3:2; 5:12; 2TH 3:4; 1TI 1:3,4,11,18,19; 2:7; 4:6,7,12-16; 5:1-3,7-11,19-22; 6:3,4,10-14,17-21; 2TI 1:6-8; 2:2-7,14-16,23-25; 4:1,2,5; 1PE 5:1-4; 2PE 1:12-16
See MINISTER, CHARGE DELIVERED TO, above
DUTIES OF THE CHURCH TO DEU 1:38; 3:28; 31:7; MAL 2:7; 1CO 11:1,2; 16:15,16; PHP 3:17; COL 4:10; 1TH 5:12,13; HEB 13:7,17,18
EMOLUMENTS (BENEFITS) OF NUM 18:20; DEU 10:9; 14:27; 18:1,2; JOS 13:14,33; 18:7; JER 31:14; EZK 44:28; MAT 10:9,10; MRK 6:8; LUK 10:7,8; 22:35,36; JHN 4:36; ACT 20:33,34; 1CO 9:1-23; 2CO 1:14,15; 11:7-9; 12:13-18; GAL 6:6; PHP 4:10-18; 1TH 2:5,6,9; 2TH 3:7-9; 1TI 5:18; 3JN 1:7
See PRIESTS
See LEVITES
See EMOLUMENTS (BENEFITS) OF
FAITHFUL
INSTANCES OF
Moses DEU 4:26; 30:19; HEB 3:2,5
Micaiah 2CH 18:12,13
Azariah 2CH 26:16-20
Balaam NUM 22:18,38; 23:8,12; 24:12-14
Nathan 2SA 12:1-14
Isaiah ISA 22:4,5; 39:3-7
Jeremiah JER 17:16; 26:1-15; 28; 37:9,10,16-18
John the Baptist MAT 3:2-12; MRK 6:18-28; LUK 3:7-9,19
Peter ACT 8:18-23
Paul ACT 20:26,27; COL 1:7
The apostles ACT 3:12-26; 4:9-13,19,20,31; 5:21,29-32
FALSE AND CORRUPT DEU 13:1-5; 18:20-22; 1KI 12:31; 2CH 29:34; 30:15; NEH 13:29; PRO 19:27; ISA 3:12; 5:20; 8:19,20; 9:14-16; 28:7; 29:10,11; 30:10; 43:27,28; 44:20; 56:10-12; JER 2:8; 5:13,14,30,31; 6:13,14; 8:10,11; 10:21; 12:10; 13:20; 14:13-16; 23:1,2,11,14-16,21,25-39; 27:9-18; 48:10; 50:6; LAM 2:14; 4:13,14; EZK 13:1-23; 14:9,10; 22:25,26,28; 34:1-31; 44:8,10; HOS 4:6,8-13; 5:1; 6:9; 9:7,8; AMO 2:11,12; MIC 2:11; 3:5-7,11; ZEP 3:4; ZEC 10:3; 11:4,5,16,17; 13:2-5; MAL 1:6-10; 2:1-3,8,9; MAT 5:19; 7:15,22,23; 15:9,14; 20:20-27; 23:3,4,13; 24:4,5,24,26,48-51; MRK 9:33-35; 10:35-37; 13:21,22; LUK 6:39; 9:46; 11:35,46-52; 12:45,46; 21:8; 22:24; JHN 3:10; 5:43; 10:1,5,8,10-13; ACT 20:29,30; ROM 2:19-25; 16:17,18; 1CO 3:1-4,10-16,21; 11:18,19; 2CO 2:17; 11:1-31; GAL 1:6-8; 5:10; EPH 4:14; PHP 1:15,16; 3:2; COL 2:4,8,18,19; 1TI 1:3-7,19; 4:1-3,7; 6:3-5,20,21; 2TI 2:14-18; 3:6-9,13; 4:3; TIT 1:10-14; 3:10,11; HEB 13:9; 2PE 2:1-22; 3:16; 1JN 2:18,26; 4:1-3,5; 2JN 1:7-10; 3JN 1:10; Jude 1:4-11; REV 2:1,2,12,14,15,18,20-23
INSTANCES OF
Aaron NUM 12:1-12
Nadab and Abihu LEV 10:1,2
Korah, Dathan, and Abiram NUM 16
Eli's sons 1SA 2:12-17,22,25,28,29
Samuel's sons 1SA 8:1-3; 1CH 6:28
The old prophet of Beth-el 1KI 13:11-32
Jonathan JDG 17:7-13; 18
Noadiah NEH 6:14
Priests under Jehoash 2KI 12:7; 2CH 24:5,6
Hezekiah 2CH 30:3,5
Priests and Levites EZR 2:61,62; 9:1,2; 10:18-24; NEH 13:4-13,28,29; ZEC 7:5,6
Hananiah JER 28
Jonah JON 1:1-6
Rulers in the temple MAT 16:6-12; 23:16; LUK 12:1
Caiaphas MAT 26:2,3,57,63-65; JHN 11:49-51; 18:14
Judas Iscariot MAT 26:14-16,21-25,47-50; 27:3-5; JHN 12:4-6; ACT 1:18
Simon the sorcerer ACT 8:9-11
Judaizers ACT 15:1; GAL 3; 4; 5; 6
Diotrephes 3JN 1:9
Elymas (Bar-Jesus) ACT 13:6-11
Hymenaeus 1TI 1:20; 2TI 2:17
Philetus 2TI 2:17,18
HOSPITALITY TO .Woman of Zarephath to Elijah 1KI 17:10-16
The Shunammite woman to Elisha 2KI 4:8-10
The foreigners to Paul ACT 28:1-10
Simon the tanner to Peter ACT 9:43
The Philippian jailer ACT 16:33,34
Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca)
To Paul ACT 18:3
To Apollos ACT 18:26
Justus to Paul ACT 18:7
Philip the evangelist to Paul ACT 21:8-10
ORDINATION OF
Of Matthias ACT 1:26
Of the seven servants (or, deacons; Greek: diakonoi) ACT 6:5,6
Of Paul and Barnabas ACT 13:3
Timothy 1TI 4:14
See PRIESTS
See LEVITES
PRAYER FOR, ENJOINED MAT 9:37,38; LUK 10:2; ROM 15:30-32; 2CO 1:11; EPH 6:18-20; PHP 1:19; COL 4:2-4; 1TH 5:25; 2TH 3:1,2; PHM 1:22; HEB 13:18,19
PRAYER FOR, EXEMPLIFIED 2CH 6:41; PSA 132:9; ACT 1:24,25; 4:29; 6:6; 12:5; 14:23
PROMISES TO, JOYS OF 2SA 23:6,7; PSA 126:5,6; JER 1:7-10,17-19; 20:11; DAN 12:3; MAT 10:28-31; 28:20; LUK 12:11,12; 24:49; JHN 4:36-38; ACT 1:4,5,8; 1CO 9:9,10; 2CO 2:14-16; 7:6,7; PHP 2:16; 1TH 2:13,19,20; 3:8,9; 3JN 1:4
See RIGHTEOUS, PROMISES TO
SUCCESS ATTENDING
Jonah JON 1:5,6,9,14,16; 3:4-9
Apostles ACT 2:1-4,41
Philip ACT 8:6,8,12
Peter ACT 9:32-35
Paul ACT 13:16-43; 1CO 4:15; 9:2; 15:11; 2CO 3:2,3; 12:12; 13:4; PHP 2:16; 1TH 1:5
Apollos ACT 18:24-28
See REVIVALS
TRIALS AND PERSECUTIONS OF 1KI 19:1-10; ISA 20:2,3; EZK 24:15-18; HOS 1:2; AMO 5:10; 7:10-17; MAT 10:16-27; 23:34; JHN 13:16; 1CO 2:1-4; 4:9-13; 2CO 6:4-10; 7:5; 11:23-33; 12:7-12; GAL 4:13,14; EPH 3:1,13
FALSELY ACCUSED
See ACCUSATION, FALSE
See also [2790]PERSECUTION
INSTANCES OF PERSECUTION
Micaiah 1KI 22:24-27
Hanani 2CH 16:10
Zechariah 2CH 24:20,21
The apostles ACT 5:17-42
Peter ACT 12:3-19
Paul ACT 9:23-25,29,30; 14:6-20; 16:11-40; 17:1-13; 20:3; 21:27-40; 22:18,21,24-30; 23:11-35; 24; 25; 26; 2CO 11:31-33; GAL 1:21-24; 2TI 1:8,16; 2:9; 4:16,17
See ELIJAH
See JEREMIAH
ZEALOUS
Titus 2CO 8:16,17
Epaphroditus PHP 2:25-30
Epaphras COL 4:12,13
Tychicus COL 4:7
John, in his vision REV 5:4,5
See ZEAL
