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1 Peter 2 14
or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 11 22
Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter! (niv)
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1 Corinthians 14 23
So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and inquirers or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind? (niv)
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Leviticus 19:17
“‘ Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt. (niv)
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Hebrews 10:25
not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another— and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (niv)
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Jeremiah 7:9-10
“‘ Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal and follow other gods you have not known,and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my Name, and say,“ We are safe”— safe to do all these detestable things? (niv)
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Isaiah 58:1-4
“ Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.For day after day they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways, as if they were a nation that does what is right and has not forsaken the commands of its God. They ask me for just decisions and seem eager for God to come near them.‘ Why have we fasted,’ they say,‘ and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’“ Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers.Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 11 34
Anyone who is hungry should eat something at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 14 26
What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 11 2
I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you. (niv)
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Proverbs 27:5
Better is open rebuke than hidden love. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 11 20
So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat, (niv)
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Isaiah 1:13-14
Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations— I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.Your New Moon feasts and your appointed festivals I hate with all my being. They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. (niv)
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Romans 13:3
For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. (niv)