Leaving a Church
10 passages
- Galatians 1:7–9
7which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! 9As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
Read it in context - Romans 16:17
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
Read it in context - Matthew 16:18
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
Read it in context - 2 Timothy 3:5
having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
Read it in context - John 20:31
But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
Read it in context - Ezekiel 28:19
All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
Read it in context - Matthew 18:15–17
15If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. 16But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ 17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
Read it in context - 1 Corinthians 5:9–11
9I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. 10I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. 11But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
Read it in context - Titus 2:9
Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
Read it in context - John 7:38
Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
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