Bible Verses about “emerging church”

“All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”

“Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”

“For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”

“For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”

“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”

“That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”

“And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”

“¶ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.”

“Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;”

“Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,”

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;”

“For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.”

“¶ Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;”

“¶ Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.”

“¶ But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.”

“They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would [no doubt] have continued with us: but [they went out], that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.”

“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

“For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:”

“But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness.”

“Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

“For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,”

“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];”

“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”

“For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.”

“Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.”

“Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.”

“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”

“But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.”

“¶ But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,”

“Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.”

“Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;”

“Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.”

“Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.”

“Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.”

“Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”

“This [is] a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.”

“These things command and teach.”

“¶ If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.”

“For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.”