Bible Verses about “protecting the church”
Found 24 verses (ordered by relevance) about “protecting the church” in the KJV version of the Bible
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
“(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)”
“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”
“One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;”
“Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;”
“¶ This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.”
“Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.”
“Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.”
“¶ Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”
“Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.”
“Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.”
“‹And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.›”
“Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.”
“For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
“But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”
“And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being [found] blameless.”
“¶ These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:”
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”
“‹And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.›”
“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep [you] from evil.”
“And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
“And Jesus answered and said unto him, ‹Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed› [it] ‹unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.›”
“He saith unto them, ‹But whom say ye that I am?›”
“‹I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.›”