“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:”
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works — mutual exhortation (parakaleo) toward love (agapē) and works (erga) builds up the community of faith. Consider (katanoeo, look intently) emphasizes deliberate, attentive community care.
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Elena PetrovaNote1mo agoSpurring Others On Toward Good Works
I work in nonprofit leadership, and I've learned that motivation is contagious. When people are around others who are deeply committed to something good, who care about more than just getting a payche...
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David ChenNote1mo agoProvoke One Another to Love
I'm an introvert and provoke sounds aggressive to me. But the author's talking about stirring one another up toward love and good works. That's the kind of provocation we actually need.
I've been thi...
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