17 Bible Verses about Edification, Means Of

"I'm now entrusting you to God and to the message of his grace, which is able to build you up and secure for you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

I weep because of sorrow; fortify me according to your word.

nor did he doubt God's promise out of a lack of faith. Instead, his faith became stronger and he gave glory to God,

For everything that was written long ago was written to instruct us, so that we might have hope through the endurance and encouragement that the Scriptures give us.

From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures that are able to give you the wisdom you need for salvation through faith in the Messiah Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good action.

Like newborn babies, thirst for the pure milk of the word so that by it you may grow in your salvation.

I pray that he would give you, according to his glorious riches, strength in your inner being and power through his Spirit,

So the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace. As it continued to be built up and to live in the fear of the Lord, it kept increasing in numbers through the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

What, then, does this mean, brothers? When you gather, everyone has a psalm, teaching, revelation, foreign language, or interpretation. Everything must be done for upbuilding.

For I am longing to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong,

To each person has been given the ability to manifest the Spirit for the common good.

But the person who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding, encouragement, and comfort.

And it is he who gifted some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, and still others to be pastors and teachers, to equip the saints, to do the work of ministry, and to build up the body of the Messiah

Have you been thinking all along that we are trying to defend ourselves before you? We are speaking before God in the authority of the Messiah, and everything, dear friends, is meant to build you up.

Instead, by speaking the truth in love, we will grow up completely and become one with the head, that is, one with the Messiah, in whom the whole body is united and held together by every ligament with which it is supplied. As each individual part does its job, the body builds itself up in love.

So then, encourage one another and build each other up, as you are doing.

that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.