1 Thessalonians 5:11
11 Wherefore [dio] comfort [parakaleo] yourselves together, [allelon] and [kai] edify [oikodomeo] one [heis] another, [heis] even [kathos] as also [kai] ye do. [poieo] KJV-Interlinear
11 Therefore encourage one
another, and build up one another, just as you also are doing. NASB
Comfort and build
up.Edify, means to build up as you would
construct a house, piece by piece, stick by stick, nail by nail, and so
forth.The house comes together by means
of adding one piece of material to another, to another, to another, until it is
completed.
And then, once the house
is completed, it has to be landscaped, and furnished, and lived in, and
maintained, and cleaned and kept up.
That is the spiritual
growth process, verse by verse, precept by precept, learning, understanding,
applying, and then doing it all over again and again, for the rest of ones life.
Once you have an understanding
of many of the fundamental Christian principles, then your thoughts center on
the things of truth rather than the things of this world, which are not truth.
Your life becomes more
fulfilling and contented, unlike the folks who are preoccupied with the world,
are anti-Christian, and grow to hate Christianity because of their empty lives.
Fullness produces contentment
and happiness.Emptiness produces
anxiety, frustration, anger and hate.
And even though this
world is full of trouble, the spiritually advancing believer is able to
overcome the miseries of life (which none of us can escape from), because they
know with certainty, that Christ is going to return, and one day soon. And then there will be an evaluation and
blessing and it all gets better and better from there on.
In this life, we just
have to tolerate the whims of the world, be responsible in our daily
activities, sponsor, promote and adhere to the causes of righteousness (Gods
righteousness, not ours), and most of all, stick with our daily studies of
Bible doctrine, no matter what.
This is the devils
world.Satan, opposes God and wants to
be better than God, but instead of doing things better, he tries constantly to
tear down all that God has provided, and remove all of the blessings that
people have received.Satan is the
ultimate liberal (one who opposes).He is
self-centered, speaks with great eloquence, but has no substance or good
intentions.Consequently, we all suffer
as a result of his policies.
Our suffering is
temporary, however.Therefore, keep on
doing what you have been doing, (or should be doing), namely pursuing your
daily studies, listening, learning, and utilizing the greatest asset that God
has to offer His Word.Through it, your
life will be tolerable here and now, and beyond phenomenal when you get to
heaven.
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