Quotes About Guidance

Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.

But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction.

Pray without ceasing.

Do not extinguish the Spirit.

Do not treat prophecies with contempt,

And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

May the Lord direct your hearts into Godís love and Christís perseverance.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.

Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.

Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.

Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.

Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,

holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.

This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.

For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?

Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things

By pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed.

This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance.

Command and teach these things.

Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,

older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.