Last Day's Essentials-16

The Full Assurance of Faith

Spiritual Prioritization

Heb. 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

This kind of confident access to God necessarily entails that believers hold unswerving to the hope we profess with full confidence in the reliability of God’s promises. The writer revealed in these verses that his concern for fidelity to the faith is not an abstraction, but a confrontation with real danger. There was an urgent need for mutual concern and exhortation (toward love and good deeds) within the church.

And so that’s as we’re together exhorting each other for a greater love and good works.

And...

καί

kai

kahee

Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words: - and, also, both, but, even, for, if, indeed, likewise, moreover, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yea, yet.

Translated "consider" (Heb. 10:24; 3:1; Mat. 7:3; Luke 12:24, 12:27; Acts 11:6; Rom. 4:19); "perceive" (Luke 6:41; 20:23); "discover" (Acts 27:39); and "behold" (Acts 7:31-32; Jas. 1:23-24).

let us consider...

κατανοέω

katanoeō

kat-an-o-eh'-o

From down in place or time and to exercise the mind; to observe fully: - behold, consider, discover, perceive.

one another...

ἀλλήλων

allēlōn

al-lay'-lone

Genitive plural from else, that is, different reduplicated; one another. (Sometimes with accompaniment, amid or forward to, that is, toward.): - each other, mutual, one another, (the other), (them-, your-) selves, (selves) together.

To make keen; urge; prick; provoke (Heb. 10:24) and contention (Acts 15:39).

to provoke unto...

εἰς

eis

ice

A primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases.: - [abundant-] ly, against, among, as, at, [back-] ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for [intent, purpose], fore, + forth, in (among, at unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-) on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore (-unto), throughout, till, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-) until (-to), . . . ward, [where-] fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively.

παροξυσμός

paroxusmos

par-ox-oos-mos'

From to sharpen alongside, that is, easily provoke (“paroxysm”); incitement (to good), or dispute (in anger): - contention, provoke unto.

love...

ἀγάπη

agapē

ag-ah'-pay

From to love in a social or moral sense; love, that is, affection or benevolence; specifically (plural) a love feast: - (feast of) charity ([-ably]), dear, love.

and... see above.

to good...

καλός

kalos

kal-os'

Of uncertain affinity; properly beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), that is, valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from good in any sense, which is properly intrinsic): - X better, fair, good (-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy.

works:...

ἔργον

ergon

er'-gon

From ἔργω ergō (a primary but obsolete word; to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication an act: - deed, doing, labour, work.