“Reprove, Rebuke, Exhort”

February 19, 2019

“Reprove, Rebuke, Exhort”

Blessings folk!

Read the following again.

We have seen that we are to preach the word.
When?
In season.
Out of season.
When “prepared”.
When “not prepared”.
When expected.
Unexpected.

What does “preach the word” consist of?

2 Ti 4:1-5

I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus,
who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:

preach the word; be ready in season and out of season;
reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,

and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.

But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship,
do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

What are we to do?

We reprove.
We rebuke.
We exhort.

Reprove: The Greek word is elegcho and means “to expose”, “reprove”, “to convict”…to prove that one is wrong.

Rebuke: The Greek word is epitimao …”to mete out due measure”, “to censure”, to evaluate, to punish, to rebuke to charge.

Exhort: The Greek word is parakaleo…”to call to”, “to exhort”, “to encourage”, “to comfort”, “to come along side”.

This is what we are called to do.

Often, folk will say “that does not sound like love”.

This is love.

Speaking the truth.
Correcting.
Convicting.
Coming along side.

We are to do so with great patience and instruction.
Ongoing.
Without end.

It is time for the true Body of Christ to live as He has designed and equipped.

Anything else is sin.

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