Encouraging, Comforting and Urging
Thursday, July 03, 2008 1:30 PM“For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.” 1 Thessalonians 2:11,12 NIV
encourage
1. To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence; hearten.
2. To give support to; foster: policies designed to encourage private investment.
3. To stimulate; spur: burning the field to encourage new plant growth.comfort
1. To soothe in time of affliction or distress.
2. To ease physically; relieve.soothe
1. To calm or placate.
2. To ease or relieve (pain, for example).King James Version:
“As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, that ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.” 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12exhort
To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal: exhorted the troops to hold the line.admonition
1. Mild, kind, yet earnest reproof.
2. Cautionary advice or warning.comfort
1. To soothe in time of affliction or distress.
2. To ease physically; relieve.soothe
1. To calm or placate.
2. To ease or relieve (pain, for example).charge
To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on: charged him with the task of watching the young swimmers.
