Wise counsel flows from the heart of an exhorter who can identify precepts and principles in god’s word skillfully Exhorters love to encourage, encourage, encourage! Each christian receives one at the time of salvation, and it is the tool through which god works in him or her to see needs and to do something to meet them These gifts equip believers to take a vital role in the church. Jesus said, “if ye love me, keep my commandments” (john 14:15) What are these commandments, and what does it mean to “keep” them
We cannot keep (observe, remember, and apply) christ’s commands without first knowing what they are. Calls will include a short exhortation on prayer, fellowship, and, most importantly, time to pray together Just remember “2:1 on 21” and join us for this special time of obeying the scriptural exhortation found in i timothy 2:1. Christ commended the good samaritan for doing good to the wounded jew whom he found on the side of the road In telling this story, our lord asked a listening lawyer a question Who was the true neighbor to the wounded man—the priest, the levite, or the samaritan
Then the verse closes with christ’s exhortation to all his. Similarly, a believer with the gift of giving has no reason to look down on another believer with a different spiritual gift, for example, exhortation Every spiritual gift is essential and equal, as pointed out in i corinthians 12. Tithing is one way to worship god—to honor him as your provider and to remind yourself that all of your resources belong to him and are provided through his grace. An aged warrior summoned the nation of israel to the village of shechem for a final word of exhortation For many years, this man joshua, moses’ successor, had led the israelites to victory after victory as they conquered the promised land
Under his leadership, the israelites had marched around the mighty city of jericho for seven days and then attacked when the massive walls of jericho had. A person with the motivational gift of exhortation wants to see believers grow to spiritual maturity An exhorter is an encourager at heart and is often involved in the ministries of counseling, teaching, and discipling.
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