Regardless of the style of encouragement (help feel better or exhorting), the goal is always the same: built people up.
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. (Ephesians 4:11-14 NIV)
We have a path at Life Bridge that helps us grow stronger and more consistent in our walk together with God. Once we come home to the Father through the Son and receive the Holy Spirit, each of the milestones along the path have the world “Builder” in them. That word is there to remind us that we should always be building people up, not tearing them down.
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. (Ephesians 4:15 NIV)
How about you? Do you build people up or tear them down? Do you speak the truth in love? Are you an encourager?
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