The Best Encouragement - blog 4/29/23
If we truly wish to encourage a fellow believer, our greatest tool is the Word of God. A righteous person (who lives by faith) will always defer to God’s ability to deliver a person in time of need. Faith is the end goal; love is the motivation.
Heb 11:1 NKJV
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Ro 10:17
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Godly Encouragement
If the Word is placed in front of a person as the very best form of encouragement, what the giver of it has essentially done is place a standard before the receiver.
Godly Encouragement
Encouragement often begins with pointing out a weakness (or at least examining oneself for the possibility of weakness). When properly given, encouragement should come across as constructive. Humble people accept godly encouragement, arrogant people reject it.
Col 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
The 5 Warnings to the Congregation in Hebrews
- The peril of ignoring the veracity of the Word as delivered by the Son of God. (Heb 2:1-4)
- The peril of refusing to believe God’s Word. (Heb 3:7-19)
- The peril of falling away from the faith. (Heb 5:11-6:12)
- The peril of disloyalty to Christ. (Heb 10:19-39)
-The peril of refusing God’s grace. (Heb 12:14-29)
Be On Guard!
There will always be people in our lives who try to seduce us away from Christ as our first love!
