“But I am persuaded, my brethren, I myself also, concerning you, that yourselves also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another” – Romans 15:14.
“And let us consider one another for provoking to love and good works;
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the custom is with some; but encouraging one another, and by so much the more as ye see the day drawing near”. – Hebrews 10:14-15
One of the greatest oddities of Christianity in our times is that most believers only hear the Word preached in a church service. For the vast majority, a sermon from their clergyman on Sundays just about does it.
That deviates considerably from the original plan. Thank God for pastors and other preachers in church services, but the intention of God is that all of us would admonish one another. What a world it would be if everyone of us would make the most of every opportunity to preach the Word!
We don’t need too much of eloquence. We don’t need too much oratory, too. We don’t need people with a lot of education. No! Every believer exhorting those around him and pointing them again and again to God and His Word…
You are ABLE to admonish others. Go ahead and do it!
– jide lawal
3 Comments
Justus
The christians of today have changed considerably from those of the old times. We have taken trivial the words of the apostle Paul to the Colosian church: Col 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Wunmi
That’s a word for everytime! God’s word never stops blowing my mind really. Eph6v14 and 11Tim2v15 all personify the word as a necesity to hide us from our nakedness and shame. You can be rest assured that as we all keep sharing and encouraging one another as often as possible; we are being equipped and can never be ashamed. When we are questioned about our faith, there will always be an answer.
Wunmi
That’s the word for everytime regardless; we ought to live out the word daily. As we encourage each other daily, we release a boldness aunction on each other. Ephesians