Acts 14:22

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Summary

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Confirming

1 Peter 5:10

Exhorting

We

Bible References

Confirming

Now Judas and Silas, as they were prophets themselves, in a lengthy talk encouraged and strengthened the brothers.

After spending some time there, he started out again, and by a definite schedule traveled all over Galatia and Phrygia, imparting new strength to all the disciples.

and to the very end He will guarantee that you are vindicated at the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

and so I sent my brother Timothy, God's minister in the preaching of the good news of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

And God, the giver of every spiritual blessing, who through your union with Christ has called you to His eternal glory, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong,

Exhorting

When he reached there and saw the spiritual blessing God had given them, he was delighted, and continuously encouraged them all with hearty purpose to continue to be devoted to the Lord;

and after the congregation had broken up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism allied themselves with Paul and Barnabas, and they kept talking to them and urging them to continue to rely on the unmerited favor of God.

So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in Him, "If you live in accordance with what I teach, you are really my disciples,

You must remain in union with me and I will remain in union with you. Just as no branch by itself can bear fruit unless it remains united to the vine, so you cannot unless you remain in union with me.

if indeed you continue well grounded and firm in faith and never shift from the hope inspired by the good news you heard, which has been preached all over the world, and of which I, Paul, have been made a minister.

Dearly beloved, while I was doing my best to begin writing you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write and urge you to carry on a vigorous defense of the faith that was once for all entrusted to God's people.

We

One brother will turn another over to death, and a father his child, and children will take a stand against their parents, and will have them put to death.

Then Jesus said to His disciples: "If anyone wants to be my disciple, he must say 'No' to self, put his cross on his shoulders, and keep on following me.

Yet you have continued to stand by me in my trials;

Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and thus to enter into His glory?"

Whoever loves his lower life will lose the higher, but whoever hates his lower life in this world preserves the higher for eternal life.

"I have told you these things to keep you from falling over stumbling blocks.

and if children, then also heirs, heirs of God and fellow-heirs with Christ if in reality we share His sufferings, so that we may share His glory too.

for when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we were going to be pressed with difficulties, and it took place, as you know.

So you must never be ashamed of me His prisoner, but suffer for the good news in fellowship with me and by the power of God.

This message is to be trusted: "If we indeed have died with Him, we will live with Him too.

Yes, indeed, everyone who wants to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Dearly beloved, do not be astonished that a test by fire is coming upon you, as though something strange were happening to you,

Do not be so afraid of what you are to suffer. See! The devil is going to throw some of you into prison to be tested there and for ten days to suffer pressing troubles. Each one of you must prove to be faithful, even if you have to die, and I will give you the crown of life.

I answered him, "You know, my lord." He said to me: "These are the people who are coming through the great persecution, who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.