Thematic Bible: Exhortations
Thematic Bible
Exhortations » Special » To hearken to admonition
Hear, you peoples, all of you. Listen, O earth, and all that is therein: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, gives you.
and he said, "Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat. Thus says the LORD to you, 'Do not be afraid, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
"Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from Shaddai, that he should commit iniquity.
"Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek the LORD: look to the rock you were cut from, and to the hold of the pit you were dug from.
He called all the crowd to himself, and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand.
Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
Exhortations » Special » To avoid various forms of evil
Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;
Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
Verse Concepts
but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Avoid it, and do not pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.
Exhortations » Special » To redeem the time
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them;"
So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may 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 confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.
Having then a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold tightly to our confession.
but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope.
but test all things; hold firmly that which is good.
Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you do not wake up, I will come as a thief, and you won't know what hour I will come to you.
Exhortations » Special » To choose between God and evil
If it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were 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."
Elijah came near to all the people, and said, "How long will you keep limping between two positions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." But the people did not answer him a word.
then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, "Whoever is on the LORD's side, come to me." All the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that you may live, you and your seed;
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