Beloved, I encourage you as strangers and foreigners, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, Truth to Learn We are to live like citizens of heaven, not like earth dwellers. Behind the Words The word “encourage” is an interesting one. It is the Greek word, parakaleō which...
1 Thessalonians 3:2 – Growth and Service
and sent Timothy, our brother and minister and fellow laborer of God in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith, Truth to Learn Christians are called both to grow in faith and to serve God through faith. Behind the Words The verb “sent”...
Ephesians 4:1 – Serve One, Serve All
Therefore, I, the prisoner of the Lord, encourage you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, Truth to Learn We are all called to serve in God’s church. Behind the Words “Prisoner” is from desmios, which is derived from the verb desmeō, meaning “to bind.”...
1 Thessalonians 3:2 – Growth and Service
and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith, Truth to Learn Christians are called both to grow in faith and to serve God through faith. Behind the Words The verb “sent”...
Ephesians 6:22 – A Personal Comforter
whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our affairs, and that he may comfort your hearts. Truth to Learn The church needs people of comfort and encouragement. Behind the Words “I have sent” is translated from the Greek verb pempō, which means “to...