Examples of encouragement

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Believers can encourage one another to have greater confidence in God and so to be bolder in living out their faith.

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In the OT

King Hezekiah encourages his people.
See also ; ; ; ; King Josiah; ; ; ;

In the NT

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See also ; ; Paul and Barnabas; ; ; ; after Paul’s ministry in Ephesus; Paul to the church at Rome; ; ; Paul’s fellow-worker, Tychicus; Paul in prison; ; Timothy; ; ; ;

Encouragement as exhortation in the life of faith

Paul describes his ministry.
See also John the Baptist; ; ; ; ; dealing with a repentant member; ; ; ; ; ;

Commands to encourage others

Isaiah 35:3–4 ESV
Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.”

To Moses:

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to David; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; the church overseer; ; ;

Failure to encourage

Condemnation of Israel’s leaders.
See also ; ; ; ;

Refusing to be comforted

Genesis 37:34–35 ESV
Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.
See also ; ;

Scripture censures those who encourage others to do evil

2 Chronicles 22:2–3 ESV
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly.
See also after David and Joab had arranged Uriah’s death; evildoers; makers of idols; ; ; ;
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