Thematic Bible: Exhortations
Thematic Bible
Exhortations » Special » To hearken to admonition
Hear, all ye peoples; hearken, O earth, and all that is therein: and the Lord GOD, the Lord from his holy temple shall be a witness against you.
Now, therefore, hear, O Israel, the statutes and the rights which I teach you, for in doing them ye shall live and go in and inherit the land which the LORD God of your fathers gives you.
and he said, Hearken, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou King Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Do not be afraid nor dismayed before this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's.
Therefore, hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD; look unto the rock from which ye are hewn and to the hole of the pit from which ye are dug.
And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you and understand;
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world that they might be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those that love him?
Exhortations » Special » To avoid various forms of evil
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, turn away from profane voices and vain things and arguments in the vain name of science,
And I beseech you, brethren, mark those who cause dissensions and offences outside of the doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them.
Verse Concepts
But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and debates concerning the law, for they are unprofitable and vain.
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
But avoid profane and vain wordiness, for it will develop into ungodliness.
But foolish and unwise questions refuse, knowing that they do beget contentions.
Exhortations » Special » To redeem the time
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth while the evil days do not come nor the years draw near when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Cause us to learn this that we might number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
But this I say, brothers, the time is short; for the rest, let those that have wives be as though they had none;
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Exhortations » Special » To hold fast the good
let us hold fast the profession of our hope without wavering (for he is faithful that promised).
Having, therefore, a great high priest who penetrated the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast this profession of our hope.
but Christ as a son over his own house, which house we are, if we hold fast the confidence and the glorious hope firmly until the end.
Examine all things; retain that which is good.
Remember, therefore, of that which thou hast received and heard and hold to it and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come to thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Exhortations » Special » To choose between God and evil
And if it seems evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the river or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
And Elijah came near unto all the people and said, How long shall ye halt between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.
Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said, Who is on the LORD's side? Come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
I call the heavens and the earth to witness today against you that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore, choose life that both thou and thy seed may live,
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- Folly, Effects Of
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