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All the Commandments of the New Testament (John 14:15; 1John 5:3)

A study by Pastor Shane Montgomery.

Be Saved and Baptised

  • Get saved (Mt 7:13-14; Mt 7:22-23; Mt 11:28; Jn 3:3; Jn 3:7; Jn 6:29; Jn 6:40; Jn 7:37; Jn 14:1; Ac 16:31; Ro 10:9; Jas 1:21; 1Jn 3:23; Re 22:17)
  • Be Baptised (Mt 28:19; Ac 2:41; Ac 8:36-38)

Pray and Fast (Mt 6:1-18; Mt 7:7-11; Mt 9:38; Mt 17:21; Mt 21:22; Mt 26:41; Mk 9:23; Mk 9:29; Mk 11:22-26; Lk 11:5-13; Lk 18:1-8; Lu 21:36; Jn 14:13-14; Jn 15:7; Jn 16:24; Ro 12:12; Ep 6:18; Php 4:6-7; Co 4:2; 1Ti 2:1; 1Ti 2:8; 1Th 5:17; He 4:16; Jas 1:5-6; 1Pe 3:12; 1Pe 4:7; 1Pe 5:7; 1Jn 1:9; 1Jn 3:22; 1Jn 5:14; Jude 20)

Trust/Believe (3)

  • Trust/Faith (Don’t worry or doubt or complain/murmur) (Mt 6:25-34; Mt 10:31; Mk 11:22; Lk 12:22-32; Jn 14:1; 1Co 7:17-22; 1Co 10:10; Ga 5:22-23; Php 2:14; Php 4:6; Php 4:11; 1Ti 1:5; 1Ti 2:8; 1Ti 6:6-9; He 11:6;He 13:5; Jas 1:6-8; Jas 1:9-10; 1Pe 5:7)
  • Prove/Know the Will of God (Ro 12:2; Ep 5:17; Ep 6:6; Co 1:9; 1 Jn 2:17; 1Jn 5:14)
  • Don’t Depend On Our Wisdom (1Co 3:18-19; Ro 1:22; Ro 12:16; 1Co 8:2; 2Co 1:12; Jas 1:5)

God’s Word (10)

  • His Word To Abide in Us (Jn 15:7; Co 3:16; 1Jn 2:14)
  • Be Receptive To the Word of God (Jas 1:21-25)
  • Learn of Jesus (Mt 11:28-29; Lu 24:27; Lk 24:44; Joh 5:39; Colossians 1:10; 2Pe 1:3-4; 2Pe 3:18)
  • Be Grounded/Established (Co 2:6; Ep 4:14; Co 1:23; Co 2:8; Co 2:16; Co 2:18; 2Th 2:2; 1Ti 1:4; Jas 5:8; 1Pe 5:10; Jude 1:20)
  • Resist the Devil (Ep 4:27; Ep 6:11; Jas 4:7; 1Pe 5:8-9)
  • Study, Beware of false prophets, prove all things (Mt 7:15; Mt 16:6, 11-12; Mark 8:15; John 5:39; 1Co 14:20; Ep 4:14; Ep 5:6; Php 3:2; Col 2:8; 1Th 5:21; 1Ti 1:4; 1Ti 6:3-5; 2Ti 2:15; He 6:1-2; Hebrews 13:9; 1 Pe 2:2; 2Pe 3:18; 1Jn 4:1)
  • Examine/Judge Ourselves (1Co 11:28; 1Co 11:31; 2Co 13:5; Jas 1:23-25)
  • Contend For the Faith (Jude 3; Php 1:27)
  • Don’t Receive False Teachers Into Home or Bid Them God-speed (2Jn 1:10-11; Ga 1:8)
  • Don’t Put Yourself Under the Bondage of the Law (Ga 5:1; Ro 8:2; Co 2:16; 1Ti 4:3)

Jesus First (13)

  • Love God above all else (Mt 22:37-38; Mk 12:29-30; Lk 10:27; 1Co 8:6)
  • Put God’s Kingdom First (Seek It) – (Mt 6:33; Mt 22:37-38; Mk 12:29-30; Lu 9:23; Lk 10:27; Lu 14:27; Lu 14:33; Lu 17:32; Jn 14:15; Joh 15:4; Jn 15:8; Ro 12:1; 1Co 6:19-20; 1Co 10:31; II Co 8:3, 5; Ga 5:24; Php 3:7-8)
  • Follow Jesus Christ (Mt 4:19; Mt 10:38; Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Mk 10:29-30; Luke 9:23; Lk 14:26-27; Lk 14:33; Jn 8:12; Jn 8:31; John 10:27; Jn 12:26; ;Ro 8:29; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Ep 5:1; 1 Peter 2:21; 1Jn 2:6)
  • Look Unto Jesus (He 12:2-3; He 12:12-13; He 12:15; He 3:1; Lk 9:62)
  • Abide in Jesus Christ (Jn 15:1-7; Php 4:13; I Jn 2:6; 1Jn 2:28; I Jn 3:6)
  • Seek Heavenly Things (Co 3:1-2; Mt 6:19-21; Mt 6:33; Php 3:20)
  • Worship God In Spirit and In Truth (Jn 4:24; Jn 9:31; Ac 17:25; Ro 8:9; Ga 5:17; 1Ti 1:17)
  • Only Glory In the Lord (1Co 1:29; 1 Corinthians 1:31; 1 Corinthians 3:21; 1 Co 4:7; 2Co 10:17; Ga 6:14; Jas 3:14)
  • Do All To the Glory of God (in Jesus’ name) (1Co 6:19-20; Ro 11:36; 1Co 10:31; Col 3:17)
  • Don’t Fear Man, Fear God (Reverence) (Mt 10:28; Mt 10:31; Lk 12:5-7; Jn 14:27; Ac 9:31; Ro 11:20; 2Co 7:1; Ep 5:21; Php 1:28; Php 2:12; He 12:28-29; 1Pe 1:17; 1Pe 2:17)
  • Praise God (Ep 5:4; Ep 5:20; Php 4:6; Co 2:7; Co 3:15; Co 3:17; Co 4:2; 1Th 5:18; 1Ti 2:1; 2Ti 3:2; He 13:15; 1Pe 2:9)
  • Don’t Tempt Christ (1Co 10:9; Mt 4:7; Mk 12:15; Lk 20:23; Ac 5:9; He 3:8-9)
  • Commit Our Plans/Goals To the Lord (Jas 4:13-15)

Walk In The Spirit (20)

  • Bear Fruit (Jn 15:5; Jn 15:8; Jn 15:16; Ga 5:22-23; Co 1:10)
  • Yield Unto God (Romans 6:13; Ro 6:19; Ro 12:1; Ga 5:16; Ga 5:25; Ga 6:7-8; Ep 5:18; Co 2:6-7; Jas 4:7)
  • Renew the Mind (Think On Right Things) (Ro 12:2; 2Co 10:3-5; Ep 4:23; Php 4:8; Co 3:10; 1Pe 1:13)
  • Put Off the Old Man (Ro 13:12; Ep 4:22; Ephesians 5:8; Co 2:11; Co 3:9)
  • Put on God’s Armour (Ro 13:12; Ep 6:10-18)
  • Put on the New Man (Jesus Christ) (Ro 13:14; Ga 2:20; Ep 4:24; Co 3:10; 2Pe 1:4)
  • Die To Self (Reckon Self Dead) (Jn 12:23-26; Lu 9:23; Ro 6:11; Ro 12:1; I Co 15:31; Ga 2:20; Php 3:7-8; Co 3:3; 2Ti 3:2)
  • Don’t Grieve the Holy Spirit (Ep 4:30; Ro 8:14; Ro 8:16; Ga 5:16; Ep 5:18; 1Th 5:19)
  • Put Spiritual Gifts To Use (stewards) (Ro 12:3-8; 1Co 12:4-7; 1Co 14:1; 1Co 14:12; Ep 4:11-12; 1Pe 4:10-11)
  • Redeem the Time (Ep 5:16; Co 4:5; 1Pe 1:17; 1Pe 4:2)
  • Run the Race (Christian Life) (1Co 9:24-27; Php 2:16; He 12:1)
  • Walk Worthy (Christian, Children of Light, Soldier, Servant, Steward) (Ep 4:1; Ep 5:8; Ep 4:17; Php 1:27; Col 1:10; 1Th 2:12; 1Jn 1:7; 1Jo 2:6)
  • Walk Circumspectly (diligently) (Ep 5:15; Ep 5:17; Ro 12:11; 1Co 14:20; Co 1:9; Co 3:16; Co 4:5; Jas 3:13)
  • Live the Peace of God (Ga 5:22-23; Jn 14:27; Jn 16:33; Ro 15:13; Php 4:6-7; Co 3:15; 2Pe 3:14)
  • Be of Good Comfort (2Co 13:11; Jn 14:26; Jn 15:26; Ro 15:4; 2Co 1:4; 2Co 7:6; 2Th 2:16-17)
  • Rejoice When Tempted (Jas 1:2-4; 1Pe 1:6-7)
  • Endure Temptation (Don’t Blame on God) (Jas 1:12-15; 1Co 10:13)
  • Sing (Ep 5:19; Co 3:16; He 2:12; Jas 5:13)
  • Confess Our Sins (1Jn 1:8-10)
  • Endure Chastening (He 12:5; He 12:7; Re 3:19)

Witness (Mt 5:16; Mt 5:11-12; Mt 5:13-15; Mt 28:19-20; Mk 16:15-16; Lk 14:23; Lk 24:47; Jn 4:35; Jn 20:21; Ac 1:8; Ro 1:15-16; 1Co 9:16; 1Co 9:22; 1Co 10:33; 2Co 5:20; Php 2:15-16; 2Ti 1:7-8; 2Ti 2:24-26; ;1Pe 3:15; Jude 23)

Give (don’t love or serve money) (Mt 6:19-21; Mt 6:24; Mt 13:22; Mk 4:19; Mk 10:24; Lk 6:38; Lu 12:15; Lk 16:1-13; Ac 20:35; Ro 12:13; Ro 13:9; 1Co 16:1-2; 2Co 8:2; 2Co 8:7; 2Co 9:6-8; 2Co 9:13; Ga 6:10; Ep 5:3; Ep 5:5; Co 3:5; 1Ti 6:10; 1Ti 6:17; 1Ti 6:18; 2Ti 3:2; He 13:5; Jas 1:27; Jas 2:15-16; I Jn 3:17)

Serve God/Be Faithful (8)

  • Don’t be idle/slothful (work for a living) (Mt 20:1-16; Mt 25:14-30; Mk 13:34-37; Lk 19:12-27; 1Co 15:58; Ro 12:11; 2Co 8:7; Ep 4:28; Co 1:10; 1Th 4:11; II Th 3:10-11; 2Th 3:12; Ti 2:14; Ti 3:8; He 4:11; He 6:12; Jas 1:25)
  • Be Faithful/Stedfast (faint not) (Mt 25:21, 23; Lu 16:10; I Co 4:2; I Co 15:58; 1Co 16:13; 2Co 4:16; Ga 6:9; Eph 4:14; Co 2:5; 2Th 3:13; II Ti 2:2; 1Pe 5:9; 2Pe 3:17)
  • Watch (Mt 24:42; Mt 24:44; Mt 26:41; Mk 13:35-37; Mk 14:38; Lk 12:40; 1Co 16:13; Eph 6:18; Co 4:2; 1Th 5:6; 1Pe 4:7; I Pe 5:8)
  • Awake (Don’t Sleep) (Ro 13:11; 1 Corinthians 15:34; Ephesians 5:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:5-8)
  • Do All Heartily (As To the Lord) (Colossians 3:23; Ro 14:8; Ep 6:5; Ep 6:7; 1Ti 6:1-2)
  • Hold fast Our Profession/Confidence (He 4:14; He 2:1; He 3:6; He 3:14; He 6:11; He 10:23; He 10:35)
  • Don’t serve to please man (1Co 7:23; Ep 6:6-7; Co 3:22; 1Th 2:4; 2Ti 3:5)
  • Build On the Foundation (Jesus Christ) Carefully (1Co 3:10-15)

Love One Another (22)

  • Love One Another As Jesus Loved Us (Charity) (John 13:34-35; John 15:12; Romans 5:5; Romans 12:10; Ga 5:22; 1Co 16:14; Co 3:14; 1Ti 1:5; He 13:1; 1Pe 2:17; 1Pe 4:8; 2Pe 1:7; 1Jn 3:14-18; 1 John 3:23; 1Jn 4:7-11; 1 John 4:21; 1 John 5:1)
  • Golden rule (love your neighbour as yourself) (Mt 7:12; Mt 19:19; Mt 22:39; Mk 12:31; Lk 6:31; Lk 10:27; Lk 10:29-37; Ro 13:9-10; Ga 5:14; Jas 2:8)
  • Our Love For One Another to be Unfeigned (Ro 12:9; 2Co 6:6; Jas 2:15-16; 1Pe 1:22; 1Jn 3:18)
  • Forgive/Reconcile (Mt 5:23-26; Mt 6:12; Matthew 6:14-15; Mt 18:15-17; Mt 18:21-35; Mt 18:22; Mt 18:35; Mk 11:25-26; Lk 11:4; Lk 17:3-4; Ephesians 4:31-32; Colossians 3:13; He 12:15)
  • No Evil for Evil (Love/Bless Your Enemies) (Mt 5:38-42; Mt 5:43-47; Lk 6:27-30; Ro 12:14; Ro 12:17-21; 1Th 5:15 1Pe 3:9; 1Pe 4:19)
  • Judge not (Mt 7:1-5; Lk 6 37; Lk 6:41-42; Lu 16:15; Jn 7:24; Ro 14:13; II Co 10:12; Jas 2:1-9; Jas 4:12)
  • Meet one another’s needs (Mt 6:19-21; Mt 6:24; Mt 13:22; Mk 4:19; Mk 10:24; Lk 6:38; Lu 12:15; Lk 16:1-13; Ac 20:35; Ro 12:13; Ro 13:9; 1Co 16:1-2; 2Co 8:2; 2Co 8:7; 2Co 9:6-8; 2Co 9:13; Ga 6:10; Ep 5:3; Ep 5:5; Co 3:5; 1Ti 6:10; 1Ti 6:17; 1Ti 6:18; 2Ti 3:2; He 13:5; Jas 1:27; Jas 2:15-16; I Jn 3:17)
  • Serve others (put others first/be submissive) (Mt 20:26-27; Mt 23:11; Mk 9:35; Mk 10:43-45; Jn 13:13-15; Ro 12:10; Ro 15:1-2; 1Co 9:19; 1Co 10:24; 1Co 10:33; 1Co 13:5; Ga 5:13; Ga 6:2; Ep 5:21; Php 2:3-7; 1Pe 2:17; 1Pe 4:10; I Jn 3:16-18)
  • Have Peace One With Another (Mk 9:50; Ro 12:18; Ro 14:19; 2Co 13:11; Ep 4:3; 1Th 5:13; 1Ti 2:2; He 12:14; Jas 3:17-18; 1Pe 3:11)
  • Given To Hospitality (Ro 12:13; He 13:2; 1Pe 4:9; 1Jn 1:8)
  • Empathy With Brothers and Sisters (listen) (Ro 12:15; 1Co 12:26; Php 4:14; He 13:3; Jas 1:19)
  • Same Mind and Judgment (unity) (Ro 12:16; Ro 15:5; 1Co 1:10; 2Co 13:11; Php 1:27; Php 2:2; Php 3:16; 1Pe 3:8)
  • Condescend to Men of Low Estate (no respect of persons), be impartial (Ro 12:16; 1Co 11:22; 1Ti 5:21; Jas 2:1-9; Jas 3:17; 1Pe 2:17)
  • Help Weak/Fallen Christians (Ro 14:1; Rom 15:1; Ga 6:1-2; 1Th 5:14; 1Jn 5:16)
  • Don’t Cause Brothers To Stumble (Ro 14:13-15; Rom 14:20-21; 1Co 8:9; 1Co 8:12-13; 1Co 10:27-30)
  • Edify/Exhort One Another (Ro 14:19; Ro 15:2; 1Co 14:12; 1Co 14:26; Ep 4:29; 1Th 5:11; 1Ti 1:4; He 3:13; He 10:24-25)
  • Salute/Greet Every Saint (Ro 16:16; 1Co 16:20; 2Co 13:12; Php 4:21; 1Th 5:26; 1Pe 5:14)
  • Don’t Take Christians to Court (1 Co 6:4-7; Mt 5:39-41; Ro 12:19)
  • Give None Offence (1Co 10:32; 2Co 6:3; Php 1:10)
  • Mind Your Own Business (Don’t Be A Busybody) (1Th 4:11; 2Th 3:11; 1Ti 5:13; 1Pe 4:15)
  • Comfort One Another (1Th 4:18; 1Th 5:11; 1Th 5:14)
  • Don’t Hate One Another (Ti 3:3; 1Jn 2:9; 1Jn 2:11; 1Jn 3:15; 1Jn 4:20)

Virtues (21)

  • Be Perfect (Holy; Godly) (Mt 5:48; Ro 6:19;Ro 12:1; 2Co 7:1; 2Co 13:11; Eph 4:24; Php 3:12-15; 1Th 4:7; 1Ti 4:7-8; 1Ti 6:5-6; 2Ti 3:2; Tit 2:11-12; He 12:14; Jas 1:4; 1Pe 1:15-16; 2Pe 1:5-6; 2Pe 3:11; 2Pe 3:14; 1Jn 3:3)
  • Be Meek (Mt 11:28-29; Ga 5:22-23; Ga 6:1; Ep 4:2; Co 3:12; 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:25; Ti 3:2; Jas 3:13)
  • Be Lowly (Humble), Don’t Be Puffed Up, Never Think We Stand (Mt 11:28-29; Mt 18:4; Mt 23:12; Lk 14:11; Lk 18:14; Ro 1:30; Ro 11:20; Ro 12:16; 1 Corinthians  4:6; 1Co 10:12; 1Co 13:4; Ep 4:2; Php 2:3; Co 3:12; 2Ti 3:4; Jas 4:10; 1Pe 5:5)
  • Be compassionate/merciful (Mt 18:23-33; Lu 6:36; Lk 10:33-34; Luke 15:20; Ro 1:31; Ro 12:15; 1Pe 3:8; 1Jo 3:17; Jude 1:22)
  • Be Quiet (1Th 4:11; 2Th 3:12; 1Ti 2:2)
  • Temperance/Self-Control (Romans 6:12; Ro 8:13; Ro 13:14; 1Co 6:12;1Co 9:25; 1Co 9:27; 1Co 10:6; Ga 5:16; Ga 5:22-23; Ga 5:24; 1Th 4:4; 2Ti 3:3; 1Pe 2:11; II Pe 1:5-8)
  • Goodness (Ro 12:9; Ro 15:14; Ga 5:22; 1Th 5:15; 1Pe 3:8)
  • Kindness/Courtesy (Rom 12:10; 1Co 13:4; Eph 4:32; Co 3:12; 1Pe 3:8; II Pe 1:5-8)
  • Fervent/Zealous (Ro 12:11; Ga 4:18; Co 3:23; Ti 2:14; Jude 3; Re 3:19)
  • Rejoice in Hope (Joy) (Ro 12:12; Ro 5:2; Ro 15:13; Ga 5:22; Php 3:1; Php 4:4; 1Th 5:8; I Th 5:16; He 6:17-19)
  • Patient in Tribulation/Persecution (Rejoice) (Ro 12:12; Ro 5:3; 2Th 1:4; James 1:2-3; I Pe 1:6; 1Pe 2:19; 1Pe 3:14; 1Pe 4:1; 1Pe 4:12-13; 1Pe 4:16; 1Pe 4:19; 1Pe 5:10; 1Jn 3:13)
  • Be Content (Mt 6:25-34; Mt 10:31; Mk 11:22; Lk 12:22-32; Jn 14:1; 1Co 7:17-22; 1Co 10:10; Ga 5:22-23; Php 2:14; Php 4:6; Php 4:11; 1Ti 1:5; 1Ti 2:8; 1Ti 6:6-9; He 11:6;He 13:5; Jas 1:6-8; Jas 1:9-10; 1Pe 5:7)
  • Be Long-suffering/Patient (Ga 5:22-23; Eph 4:2; Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; He 10:36; James 1:3-4; James 5:8; James 5:10; 2Pe 1:6)
  • Gentleness (Ga 5:22-23; Php 4:5; 2Ti 2:24; Ti 3:2; Jas 3:17)
  • Be Unmoveable (1Co 15:58; 1Co 16:13; Ga 5:1; Ep 6:10-14; Php 1:27; Php 4:1; 2Th 2:15; Jude 3)
  • Be Brave/Courageous (1Co 16:13; Php 1:28; 2Ti 1:7)
  • Be Strong (1Co 16:13; Ro 4:20; II Co 12:9-10; Ep 6:10; II Ti 2:1)
  • Be Forbearing (Put Up With) (Ep 4:2-3; Co 3:13)
  • Be Thankful For All Things (Praise God) (Ep 5:4; Ep 5:20; Php 4:6; Co 2:7; Co 3:15; Co 3:17; Co 4:2; 1Th 5:18; 1Ti 2:1; 2Ti 3:2; He 13:15; 1Pe 2:9)
  • Be Tenderhearted/Pitiful (Ep 4:32; 1Pe 3:8)
  • Be Sober (1Th 5:6; 1Th 5:8; Tit 2:2; Tit 2:4; Tit 2:6; Tit 2:12; 1Pe 1:13; 1Pe 4:7; 1Pe 5:8)

Sin To Avoid (21)

  • Lust (Mt 5:27-28; Ro 6:12; Ro 13:14; 1Co 10:6; Ga 5:16; Co 3:5; 2Ti 2:22; Ti 2:12; 1Pe 2:11; 1Pe 4:2-3)
  • Blasphemy (Mt 15:19-20; Mk 7:22; Ep 4:31; Co 3:8; 1Ti 6:4; 2Ti 3:2)
  • Watch the Tongue (Speak Evil of No Man) (Mt 12:34-37; Lk 6:45; Ro 1:29-30; 1Co 5:11; 1Co 6:10; Ga 5:15; Ep 4:29; Ep 4:31; Ep 5:4; Co 3:8; Co 4:6; 1Ti 1:10; Ti 3:2; Jas 1:19; Jas 1:26; Jas 3:2-12; Jas 4:11; Jas 5:9; 1Pe 2:1; 1Pe 3:10)
  • Avoid Evil Thoughts (Mt 15:19-20; Mk 7:21-22; 2Co 10:5; Php 4:8; 1Pe 1:13)
  • Don’t Be deceitful (no guile) (Mk 7:21-23; Ro 1:29; 1Pe 2:1; 1Pe 3:10)
  • Lasciviousness (lewdness, vulgar, unbridled lust) (Mk 7:21-23; Ro 13:13; Ga 5:19; 2Pe 2:7; 1Pe 4:3)
  • Evil Eye (Don’t look for evil) (Mk 7:21-23; Mt 6:23; Lk 11:34)
  • Defraud Not (Mk 10:19; 1Co 6:8; 1Th 4:6)
  • Hypocrisy (Jas 3:17; Lk 6:42; 1Pe 2:1)
  • Fornication (Ac 15:20; Ro 1:29; Ro 13:13; 1Co 6:9; 1Co 6:18; Ep 5:3; Co 3:5; 1Th 4:3)
  • Homosexuality (Ro 1:26-27; Ro 1:29-31; 1Co 6:9; Co 3:5; 1Ti 1:9-10; 2Ti 3:3; Jude 7)
  • Malice (Ro 1:29-31; 1Co 14:20; Ep 4:31; Co 3:8; Ti 3:3; 1Pe 2:1; 1Pe 2:16)
  • Envy (Ro 1:29-31; Ro 13:13; Ga 5:19-21; Ga 5:26; 1Co 3:3; 1Co 13:4; Ti 3:3; Jas 3:14;1Pe 2:1)
  • Contentious (Strife/Variance/Brawler) (Ro 1:29-31; Ro 13:13; 1Co 3:3; Ga 5:19-21; Ga 5:26; Php 2:3; 2Ti 2:24; Ti 3:2; Ti 3:9; Jas 3:14)
  • Self-deception (vain glory) (Ro 12:3; Ro 12:16; 1Co 4:7; 1Co 8:2; Ga 5:26; Ga 6:3; Php 2:3)
  • Rioting (revelling) (Ro 13:13; Ga 5:19-21; 1Pe 4:3)
  • Drunkenness (Ro 13:13; 1Co 5:11; 1Co 6:9-10; Ga 5:19-21; Ep 5:18; 1Pe 4:3)
  • Covetousness (Mt 6:19-21; Mt 6:24; Mt 13:22; Mk 4:19; Mk 10:24; Lk 6:38; Lu 12:15; Lk 16:1-13; Ac 20:35; Ro 12:13; Ro 13:9; 1Co 16:1-2; 2Co 8:2; 2Co 8:7; 2Co 9:6-8; 2Co 9:13; Ga 6:10; Ep 5:3; Ep 5:5; Co 3:5; 1Ti 6:10; 1Ti 6:17; 1Ti 6:18; 2Ti 3:2; He 13:5; Jas 1:27; Jas 2:15-16; I Jn 3:17)
  • Hateful (Ti 3:3)
  • Anger/Wrath Leading To Sin (Temper) (Ep 4:26; Ep 4:31; Ro 12:19; Co 3:8; Jas 1:19)
  • Don’t Harden the Heart (He 3:8; He 3:15; He 4:7)

The World (6)

  • Be Not Conformed To the World (Be separate) (Ro 12:2; 2Co 6:17; Ep 5:11; Jas 1:27; James 4:4; 1Jn 2:15)
  • Abhor Evil (Ro 12:9; Ro 16:19; 1Pe 3:11; Jude 23)
  • Abstain From Appearance of Evil (1Th 5:22; 1Co 10:33; 2Co 6:3)
  • Choose Godly Friends (1Co 15:33; Ep 5:11; 2Pe 2:7)
  • Don’t Yoke With Unbelievers (2Co 6:14; 1Co 5:9; Ep 5:7; Ep 5:11)
  • Serve earthly masters as unto the Lord (1Ti 6:1-2; 1Co 7:21-22; Co 3:22; Ti 2:9-10; 1Pe 2:18)

Ten Commandments (9, 3 repeated elsewhere)

  • Love God above all else (#1 – Ex 20:3, no other gods) (Mt 22:37-38; Mk 12:29-30; Lk 10:27; 1Co 8:6)
  • No Idolatry (#2 – No Graven Image) (Ac 15:20; Ac 21:25; 1Co 6:9; 1Co 10:7; 1Co 10:14; Ga 5:19-20; Ep 5:5; 1Pe 4:3; 1Jn 5:21)
  • Don’t Swear (#3, Ex 20:7 – God’s name in vain) (Mt 5:33-37; Mt 23:16-22; James 5:12)
  • Honour thy father and mother (#5 – Ex 20:12) (Mt 15:4-6; Mt 19:19; Mk 7:9-13; Mk 10:19; Lk 18:20; Ep 6:2)
  • Do Not Kill (#6, Ex 20:13) (Mt 5:21-22; Mt 19:18;Mk 10:19; Lk 18:20; Ro 13:9; Ga 5:21; Jas 2:11; 1Pe 4:15; 1 John 3:15)
  • Do No Commit Adultery (#7, Ex 20:14) (Mt 5:27-28; Mt 19:18; Mk 10:19; Lk 18:20; Ro 13:9; Ga 5:19; He 13:4; Jas 2:11)
  • Don’t Steal (#8 – Ex 20:15), Don’t Be An Extortioner (Mt 15:19-20; Mt 19:18; Mk 10:19; Ro 13:9; 1Co 5:10-11; 1Co 6:9-10; Ep 4:28; 1Pe 4:15)
  • Don’t Bear False Witness (#9 – Ex 20:16) – be honest (Mt 15:19-20; Mt 19:18; Mk 10:19; Lk 18:20; Ro 1:31; Ro 12:17; Ro 13:9; Ro 13:13; 2Co 8:21; Ep 4:25; Ep 6:6; Co 3:9; 1Th 4:12; 1Ti 2:2; 2Ti 3:3; Jas 3:14; 1Pe 2:12)
  • No covetousness (#10, Ex 20:17) (Mt 6:19-21; Mt 6:24; Mt 13:22; Mk 4:19; Mk 10:24; Lk 6:38; Lu 12:15; Lk 16:1-13; Ac 20:35; Ro 12:13; Ro 13:9; 1Co 16:1-2; 2Co 8:2; 2Co 8:7; 2Co 9:6-8; 2Co 9:13; Ga 6:10; Ep 5:3; Ep 5:5; Co 3:5; 1Ti 6:10; 1Ti 6:17; 1Ti 6:18; 2Ti 3:2; He 13:5; Jas 1:27; Jas 2:15-16; I Jn 3:17)

Family (total-14, husbands-9, wives-8, children-2)

  • A Man To Provide for His Family (1Ti 5:8; 2Co 12:14)
  • Husbands Love/Honour Wives (no bitterness) (Ep 5:25; Ep 5:28-29; Ep 5:33; Co 3:19; 1Pe 3:7)
  • Wives Submit to Husbands (Ep 5:22; Ep 5:24; Ep 5:33; Co 3:18; Ti 2:5; 1Pe 3:1; 1Pe 3:5-6)
  • Meet Spouse’s Needs (Love, Kindness) (1Co 7:2-5; 1Co 7:33-34; Ep 5:25; Ep 5:29; Ep 5:33;1Ti 5:8; Ti 2:4-5; 1Pe 3:7)
  • No Divorce Except for Fornication(Mt 5:31-32; Matthew 19:6-9; Mark 10:9-12; Luke 16:18; Romans 7:3; I Co 7:10-11)
  • Honour thy father and mother (#5 – Ex 20:12) (Mt 15:4-6; Mt 19:19; Mk 7:9-13; Mk 10:19; Lk 18:20; Ep 6:2)
  • Fathers Don’t Provoke Children (Ep 6:4; Co 3:21)
  • Fathers Bring Up Children in Nurture and Admonition (Ep 6:4; 2Ti 3:15)
  • Don’t hinder children from getting saved. (Mt 18:10; Mt 19:14; Mk 10:14; Lk 18:15-16)
  • Children Obey Parents (Ro 1:29-31; Ep 6:1; Co 3:20; 2Ti 3:2)
  • Women To Be Modest (not emphasise external appearance) (1Ti 2:9-10; 1Pe 3:3-5)
  • Younger Women (guide house, love husbands and children, discreet, chaste, keeper at home, meek and quiet spirit) (1Ti 5:14; 1Ti 2:9-10; Ti 2:4-5; 1Pe 3:2; 1Pe 3:4)
  • Commands for Aged Men (Ti 2:2)
  • Aged Women (teach young women) (Ti 2:3-4)

Commands Relative to Church (4)

  • Don’t Forsake Assembling (He 10:25; 1Co 5:4)
  • Flock To Be A Blessing To the Pastor (Honour) (Ga 6:6; 1Th 5:12-13; 1Ti 5:17-18; He 13:7)
  • Obey Your Pastor (He 13:17; He 13:24; 1Ti 5:17)
  • Don’t Accuse An Elder Without 2/3 Witnesses (1Ti 5:19)

Commands Relative to Government (2)

  • Obey Government (Ro 13:1-7; I Pet 2:13-15; 1Pe 2:17; Ti 3:1)
  • Pay taxes (Mt 22:17-21; Mk 12:17; Lk 20:25; Ro 13:6-7)

 

Commands for the Church/Pastor

Pastors to Feed the Flock

  • Jn 21:15-17; Ac 20:28; 1Pe 5:2

Church to Discipline Those Who Cannot Resolve Differences

  • Mt 18:15-17

Pastors To Oversee Flock and Be An Example To the Flock

  • 1Pe 5:1-4

Bishop Qualifications

  • 1 Ti 3:1-7; Ti 1:6-9

Deacon Qualifications (and deacon’s wives)

  • 1Ti 3:8-13

Pastoral Commands (62 verses in Pastoral Epistles)

  • 1Ti 4:1-16; 1Ti 5:20-22; 1Ti 6:11-21 (30)
  • 2Ti 1:6-8; 2Ti 1:13-14; 2Ti 2:1-6; 2Ti 2:14-16; 2Ti 2:22-23; 2Ti 3:14; 2Ti 4:1-2; 2Ti 4:5 (20)
  • Ti 1:10-14; Ti 2:1; Ti 2:7-8; Ti 2:15; Ti 3:1; Ti 3:8-9 (12)

Church Guidelines for Caring for Widows

  • 1Ti 5:3-6; 1Ti 5:9-13; 1Ti 5:16

Church To Baptise

  • Mt 28:19

Church To Teach Them All Things

  • Mt 28:20

Church To Warn/Remove Publicly Sinful

  • 1Co 5:13; 1Co 5:11; 1Th 5:14; 2Th 3:6; 2Th 3:14-15

Mark and Avoid the Divisive

  • Ro 16:17; 1Ti 6:3-5; 2Ti 3:2-5; Ti 3:10

Women Not To Be In Authority In the Church

  • 1Co 14:34-35; 1Timothy 2:11-13; 1Timothy 3:1-2; 1Timothy 3:12; Titus 1:5-7

Practice the Lord’s Supper

  • 1Co 11:23-26; Matthew 26:26-28; Mark 14:22-24; Luke 22:19-20

Let all things be done decently and in order.

  • 1Co 14:40