We Are to Admonish One Another

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We Are to Admonish One Another

• (Am I My Brothers Keeper?)
• Lesson 7

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Brief Review

• Todays lesson represents our seventh
  install-ment in this series of lessons concerning
  the theme, Am I My Brothers Keeper?
• So far we have discovered we are indeed our
  brothers keeper because we are to
• Love one another
• Be at peace with one another
• Give preference to one another in honor
• Refuse to judge one another
• Edify one another
• Receive one another

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We Are to Admonish One Another

• The Characterization of Admonishment
• The Categories of Admonishment
• The Course of Action of Admonishment
• The Conditions of Admonishment
• The Completion of Admonishment

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The Characterization of Admonishment

• It is important that we fully understand what it
  really means to admonish one another before
  trying to practice it.
• The word admonish comes from the Greek word
  noutheteo and it means to put in mind, to
  instruct, to warn.
• A very important element in all admonishment is
  the idea of warning an individual of the
  consequences of his or her actions. Concerning
  admonishment, it is NOT enough to simply point
  the error of ones ways! (I Samuel 222-24).

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The Categories of Admonishment

• The first type of admonishment comes from the
  Lord Himself (Psalm 818). The Lord admonishes us
  by way of His commandments (Psalm 197-11).
• The second type of admonishment comes from one
  another. It takes place
• In worship (Colossians 316)
• From spiritual leaders (I Thessalonians 512)
• From older women to the younger women (Titus
  23,4)
• From the church to the unruly (II Thessalonians
  314,15)

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The Course of Action in Admonishment

• The approach we take in admonishing one another
  can make all the difference in the world in its
  effectiveness!
• If we are going to admonish one another, it
  should be done so
• In a spirit of love (Acts 2031 I Cor. 414)
• With gentleness (Galatians 61,2)
• In prayer (I John 516,17)
• With patience (I Thessalonians 514)

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The Conditions of Admonishment

• Not only is the right approach needed in
  admonishment, but so are the right conditions. We
  should remember the follow principles
• We cant admonish someone with whom we have no
  relationship.
• We must first have our own lives in order before
  we seek to admonish others. (Romans 1514)
• We must be willing to encourage and help as we
  admonish. (Galatians 62)
• We need to make sure that the admonishments we
  give come from the Word of the Lord and not from
  opinion or mere tradition.

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The Completion of Admonishment

• The goal of admonishing one another should never
  be to
• Put someone in their place
• Humiliate someone
• Condemn someone
• Rather, the goal of admonishing one another
  should always be to help one another to become
  mature and complete in Christ. (Colossians
  128,29)