Thematic Bible: Exhortations
Thematic Bible
Exhortations » Special » To hearken to admonition
Hear, you peoples, all of you; pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it, and let the Lord GOD be a witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
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"And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the rules that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
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And he said, "Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the LORD to you, 'Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God's.
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"Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding: far be it from God that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that he should do wrong.
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And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
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"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
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And he called the people to him again and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand:
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Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
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Exhortations » Special » To avoid various forms of evil
O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called "knowledge,"
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I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.
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But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.
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Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on.
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But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,
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Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
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Exhortations » Special » To redeem the time
Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
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Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";
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So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.
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This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none,
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making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.
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Exhortations » Special » To hold fast the good
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
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Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
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but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
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but test everything; hold fast what is good.
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Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.
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Exhortations » Special » To choose between God and evil
And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
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And Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." And the people did not answer him a word.
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then Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said, "Who is on the LORD's side? Come to me." And all the sons of Levi gathered around him.
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I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live,
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- Agreement
- Avoid Quarrels
- Avoiding Evil
- Babblers
- Career Success
- Choices
- Choosing
- Choosing God's Way
- Days
- Doubt, Dealing With
- Faithful, Choose To Remain
- Faithfulness, To God
- Fake Friends
- False Doctrines, Christian Attitude Of
- Folly, Effects Of
- Foolish Questions