Sunday, August 18, 2024

πŸ’₯ Preach the Word. Be instant in season out of season, says the apostle Paul. (2 Timothy 4)

 
Titus 1:3 ... (God) hath in due times manifested HIS word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;  

2 Timothy 4

1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at HIS appearing and HIS kingdom;

2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

We must encourage ourselves with Paul's instruction and resist becoming weary through the disobedience of the wicked.

Reprove, rebuke, exhort ... and continue doing this as long as God leaves us on this present earth.

* Reprove:  drive them away from sin and back to the godly word of God in the NT Bible; reprimand or censure

* Rebuke: Stop them with the word of God in the Holy Bible as is brought to your mind by the Holy Spirit;  express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions in an attempt to turn them back to the Word of God:

* Exhort:  Warn by the Holy Scriptures in the NT Bible; strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something:

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Comments by Joan Boney:

Daily I take such instructions from the Bible and print these scriptures and put notes containing these instruction on a wall next to my bed so they can be planted in my heart by meditating upon these Holy Words and they become strong in me and I do them when needed.

Joshua 1:8   This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.


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