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“ Summary, Part 4 (final) ” CORPORATE ADMONISHMENT [52:41]. For Paul, one important purpose in the corporate singing of God’s praise in our Lord’s Day worship is our mutual instruction and admonishment in Christian doctrine (Col 3:16). He presumes a few facts about public worship that are not common to the thinking of many Christians today: that teaching and admonishment are corporate, not by proxy; that psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs should be doctrinally sound if they would instruct and admonish; and that we must know divine truth if we would edify each other through our corporate singing. We meet an important principle here: a shallow understanding of God and His truth leads invariably to shallow worship. The height of our worship correlates to the depth of our understanding of divine truth. CONCLUDING LESSONS [56:15]: 1. Mutual exhortation is crucial to our church’s perseverance and progress. Do you need to be a Barnabas to a struggling Christian? 2. Mutual admonition is key to our church’s holiness and happiness: it’s an expression of love, both giving and receiving (Ps 6:23, 15:31, 13:18).
Ian Migala (8/29/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 3 ” BROTHERLY LOVE ALSO ADMONISHES [39:24]. INDIVIDUAL ADMONISHMENT. The New Testament word translated ‘admonish’ means ‘to warn or instruct, as giving instructions in regard to belief or behavior’. Admonition is the duty of Christians as Christ’s under-shepherds (cf. Acts 20:31). Admonition is a component of faithful gospel preaching (Col 1:28). But it is also the responsibility of the brethren (1 Thes 5:14). The unruly are to be admonished because of their disorderliness. How necessary is this admonition in our day of radical independence! But do not regard your sinning brother as an unbeliever or even as an enemy, but as a beloved brother (2 Thes 3:14-15). We all have a duty to admonish brothers and sisters who are walking out of step with the word of God, and this means that we must be walking in step with it. Hypocrites hold no weight in others’ consciences (Rom 15:14). Faithfulness and love sometimes sends us on a rescue mission to reclaim a wandering brother (Jas 5:19-20).
Ian Migala (8/29/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” Among the lessons: an encouraging person urges new believers with sober exhortations to remain steadfast in their faith and true to Christ; his power lies in his moral uprightness and his being filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith; God uses his gracious characteristics to bring others to the Lord; and he sees beyond a brother’s present failure to his future success. FURTHER, ENCOURAGEMENT MAY TAKE THE FORM OF ENTREATY [14:14]. Acts 14:21-22, 1 Thes 3:1-4 – The disciples and were encouraged to continue in the faith on the grounds that tribulation comes along with it. Tenderness may at times demand urgent, imploring exhortation, especially when addressing the great issues of eternity (1 Thes 2:7-12, 5:11). HOW THIS WORKS OUT PRACTICALLY IN THE CHURCH [22:44]. Titus 2:3-4 – Elderly Christians are called upon to offer their life wisdom to younger Christians. Notice that these exhortations are not to be occasional, but frequent. We have every Lord’s Day for this, and all our fellowship outside church as well (Heb 10:23-25). 1 Thes 5:14 – The downcast especially need encouragement.
Ian Migala (8/29/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” We continue C. THE VARIOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF OUR MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITIES: OUR DUTY TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER IS EXPRESSED IN THE MANY ‘ONE ANOTHER’ EXHORTATIONS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT at 4. BROTHERLY LOVE ENCOURAGES AND ADMONISHES [starting at 1:29 of the audio]. The word family translated ‘encourage’ and ‘encouragement’ may be translated ‘encouragement’, ‘comfort’, ‘consolation,’ ‘exhortation’, and sometimes ‘entreaty’ or ‘appeal’. The literal meaning of the word is to be called alongside for the purpose of giving assistance or support. Jn 16:7 – Christ is the great comforter, but He sends the Holy Spirit in His absence. Acts 4:36, 11:20-24 – Barnabas is a wonderful model for Christian encouragement. In fact, his name means ‘son of encouragement’.
