THE EXHORTATION THREAD (For Christians Who Love Jesus)

[LightShinesInTheDarkness]

The Exhortation Thread (For Christians Who Love Jesus)

The purpose of this thread is for Christians who love Jesus Christ to encourage one another, and to find encouragement from others, to obey Him, and to press on on the narrow and difficult road, on which encouragement to obey the Lord, and like-minded fellowship, is often scarce.

There is plenty of temptation to do evil and encouragement to compromise, but not much encouragement to obey, to be pure and holy, and to be faithful.

This thread is for encouraging the timid, the weary, the embattled and the down-hearted to stand firm in the doctrine of the New Testament and in all the will of God, to persevere and not to compromise, and for the edification and refreshment of those who desire to do what pleases the Lord in all things and to live wholly for Him, no matter what the cost. 

(This thread is to exhort Christians to live according to the commandments and teachings of the New Testament, not the Old Testament, so please do not use this thread to tell people to keep the Law of Moses. 

It is also not a thread for KJV-Only promotion, so please do not use it for that purpose.)

Share Scripture, share hymns, share words of Godly wisdom, share personal experiences, share difficulties and what is on your heart; find advice, knowledge, encouragement, and consolation.

Please remember to keep your attitude and motives in harmony with the Holy Spirit, and to speak the truth in love, and be mindful of the purpose of this thread in what you post here and in your interactions with others. 

Please also bear in mind that what is loving and what is right is not always pleasant or desirable to hear, and do not accuse others of being unloving or judgmental simply because you do not like what they have said, which may be the truth and for your benefit.

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Take care brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "today," that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. (Hebrews 3:12,13 ESV)

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world---our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? (1 John 5:3-5 ESV)

[Sower]

THE EXHORTATION THREAD (For Christians Who Love Jesus)
Exhort...Strongly Encourage someone to do something..............

Ecc 12:13  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man

As we are all soldiers for Christ, we are all in the same army, fighting the same battles, encountering the same pains. On the battlefield (of life), it is so needed to receive a soothing ointment from a fellow brother or sister when we fall in battle against the enemy, who is like a roaring lion. A hand reaching down in help is so much better than a hand pointing a finger in judgement. Our real enemy is  principalities and powers in the unseen world, and not each other. One tiny bit of encouragement goes a long way, just as a word of condemnation, discourages. 1Th 5:11  Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Rom 12:10  Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

[frienduff thaylorde]

Praise the Lord peoples .     Praise the Lord.

Let the songs of praise be uttered through the roofs .    Blessed be the name of the Lord.

Its a whole new day,  the things of yesterday are gone .  let us start afresh and anew in the LORD

and be here to do all to edify one another .    In pslams and reminders of the holy walk in the LORD.

Let the first love be upon the hearts of all.   This is a new day and we start afresh in Him.   Let that which was lame be healed.

Let us rejoice in the LORD ,   speak as the Spirit leads,   fill the place with JESUS sayings ,   with praises and with pslams.

I am off to work for a bit .    But its praising time even their.     By His grace we can do this .    Let each one

speak truth that edifies and just leap for joy people .   Praise the Lord ,   oh yes, praise the LORD>

[frienduff thaylorde]

1 minute ago, Gary Lee said:

THE EXHORTATION THREAD (For Christians Who Love Jesus)
Exhort...Strongly Encourage someone to do something..............

Ecc 12:13  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man

As we are all soldiers for Christ, we are all in the same army, fighting the same battles, encountering the same pains. On the battlefield (of life), it is so needed to receive a soothing ointment from a fellow brother or sister when we fall in battle against the enemy, who is like a roaring lion. A hand reaching down in help is so much better than a hand pointing a finger in judgement. Our real enemy is  principalities and powers in the unseen world, and not each other. One tiny bit of encouragement goes a long way, just as a word of condemnation, discourages. 1Th 5:11  Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Rom 12:10  Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Praise the LORD we in a whole new army now .    And if a brother or sister gets their foot trapped in a snare , we will not leave one behind.

Pull them out of the snare as you would your ownself.      Onward in the Lord peoples

Praise the LORD .     My soul is lit on fire .   Praise the Lord and let us exhort one another daily , looking out for the welfare of the other

above even our own.     Sing it peoples .    Sing to the LORD the song of victory and this victory is in THE ONE who saved us .  PRAISE the KING CHRIST JESUS

 

[LightShinesInTheDarkness]

17 minutes ago, Gary Lee said:

THE EXHORTATION THREAD (For Christians Who Love Jesus)
Exhort...Strongly Encourage someone to do something..............

Ecc 12:13  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man

As we are all soldiers for Christ, we are all in the same army, fighting the same battles, encountering the same pains. On the battlefield (of life), it is so needed to receive a soothing ointment from a fellow brother or sister when we fall in battle against the enemy, who is like a roaring lion. A hand reaching down in help is so much better than a hand pointing a finger in judgement. Our real enemy is  principalities and powers in the unseen world, and not each other. One tiny bit of encouragement goes a long way, just as a word of condemnation, discourages. 1Th 5:11  Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Rom 12:10  Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness...Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:1,2)

[Guest Butero]

1 hour ago, LightShinesInTheDarkness said:

The Exhortation Thread (For Christians Who Love Jesus)

 

It is also not a thread for KJV-Only promotion, so please do not use it for that purpose.)

As someone who loves Jesus, I liked the idea of this thread, till I read this comment where you created a rift between the KJV only believers and those who adhere to modern English translations.  There is no reason to assume it would have ever turned that way to begin with.

[Sower]

THE EXHORTATION THREAD (For Christians Who Love Jesus)
Exhort...Strongly Encourage someone to do something..............(Or NOT do something)

With so many targets, it's hard for some to not pull the trigger................

[Guest Butero]

"Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul."  1 Peter 2:11

[LightShinesInTheDarkness]

The grace of God is available to us to do all things, and there is no commandment, nor any will of God, which the grace of our Savior is not able to help us to do. Don't underestimate the power of your God. If you choose Him, He will support you, even when it is painful or frightening to do what you know is right. God works with us to do whatever He wants us to do.

Sometimes the discomfort of death to oneself is repulsive, even for those of us who have been walking with the Lord closely for a long time, and the pull of selfish and unspiritual desires is strong. But when it is, look to Jesus, and remember His sacrifice for you, His holiness, and that you owe Him your life, and choose to do what pleases Him. Choose the Lord and glorify God. He is your Defender, your best Friend, and your Master, who has your best interest at heart; and He deserves and demands a holy people.

Your sinful nature is not your friend, but your worst enemy. And like an addictive drug, the more you choose self and sin over the Holy Spirit and God's word, the less love and zeal you will feel for God and the more sin and compromise will accumulate in your life. To choose you is to choose to drift away from Jesus and to become weaker spiritually---and potentially to die; but to choose Jesus, daily, is to be stronger and stronger in Him, and He will become greater and greater in you. God will bless you for choosing Him, and He will renew your mind for doing this, and you will want Him more, and see things as He sees them better and better. The two of you will become closer and closer, one mind with each other, and you will share His feelings, and His desires will be yours also.

As Joshua said, "...Choose you this day whom you will serve..."

Choose the Lord, every day, all day, and don't let anyone, or anything, including your own sinful nature, hinder or discourage you from doing so. 

 

 

[LightShinesInTheDarkness]

44 minutes ago, Butero said:

As someone who loves Jesus, I liked the idea of this thread, till I read this comment where you created a rift between the KJV only believers and those who adhere to modern English translations.  There is no reason to assume it would have ever turned that way to begin with.

Perhaps not, but I wanted to make clear that that wasn't the purpose of this thread. KJV-only believers are free to participate in this thread, but I don't want this thread to be derailed from its intended and specified purpose. I didn't say KJV only believers couldn't participate, and I requested that they not use this thread to promote KJV-Onlyism.