Admonition
Admonition
Obedience to Gods law and submission to His will are essential for progressive spiritual life. Human nature being what it is, there is need for constant admonition (2Pe 1:10-21). In the NT reference is made to this subject in its family, professional, and Divine aspects.
1. and (a later form for ) are not found in the NT outside the Pauline Epp., except in St. Pauls speech, Act 20:31. For the former see Rom 15:14, 1Co 4:14, Col 1:28; Col 3:16, 1Th 5:12; 1Th 5:14, 2Th 3:15; for the latter 1Co 10:11, Eph 6:4, Tit 3:10; cf. Isa 8:16; Isa 30:8 ff., Hab 2:2 f., Deu 31:19 ff. The terms are used in classical Greek (e.g. Aristoph. Ran, 1009), but are more common in later Greek (Philo, Josepbus). The root idea is to put in mind ( ), to train by word, always with the added suggestion of sternness, reproof, remonstrance, blame (cf. aesch, Prom. 264; Aristoph. Vesp. 254; Plato, Gorg. 479A). The implication is a monitory appeal to the rather than a direct rebuke or censure (Ellicott). To admonish is the duty of a father or parent (Eph 6:4; cf. Wis 11:10, Pss.-Sol. 13:8), or brother (2Th 3:15). The object and reason of such admonition must be realized if it is to be a means of moral discipline. The admonition and teaching of Col 1:28 correspond to the repent and believe of the gospel message.
2. signifies recommend, exhort, admonish (Act 27:9; Act 27:22; cf. 2Ma 7:25-26, 3Ma 5:17; 3Ma 7:12 A). This word is common in classical Greek, and is also found in the Apocrypha. St. Luke would be familiar with it as a term used for the advice of a physician. Its presence in a We section is suggestive. St. Paul as a person of position and an experienced traveller gives advice in an emergency, as a skilled doctor would admonish a patient in a serious illness (see Hawkins, Hor synoptic, 1899, p. 153).
3. in the active signifies transact business (), give a Divine response to one consulting an oracle, give Divine admonition (cf. Jer 25:30; Jer 31:2, Job 40:8). The passive is used of the admonition given (Luk 2:26; cf. , Rom 11:4, 2Ma 2:4), and of the person thus admonished (Mat 2:12; Mat 2:22, Act 10:22; cf. Act 11:26 and Rom 7:3 where called is the translation; Heb 8:5; Heb 11:7; cf. Heb 12:25). This meaning of Divine oracle is found chiefly in the NT, with the underlying idea that the mind and heart must be suitably prepared for its reception. For private and public exhortation by preachers, teachers, and communities, see Gal 2:14, 1Th 2:2, 1Ti 4:13, 2Ti 4:2. See also Chastisement and Discipline.
H. Cariss J. Sidnell.
Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church
ADMONITION
Denotes a hint or advice given to another, whereby we reprove him for his fault, or remind him of his duty. Admonition was a part of the discipline much used in the ancient church: it was the first act or step towards the punishment or expulsion of delinquents. In case of private offences, it was performed according to the evangelical rule, privately; in case of public offence, openly before the church. If either of these sufficed for the recovery of the fallen person, all further proceedings, in a way of censure, ceased; if they did not, recourse was had to excommunication.
Tit 3:10. Thess. 5: 14. Eph 6:4.
Fuente: Theological Dictionary
Admonition
an act of discipline much used in the ancient Church: the first step toward the recovery or expulsion of delinquents. In case of private offenses it was performed, according to the evangelical rule, privately; in case of public offense, openly before the Church. If either of these sufficed for the recovery of the fallen person, all further proceedings in a way of censure ceased; if they did not, recourse was then had to excommunication (Tit 3:10; 1Th 5:14; Eph 3:4; Mat 3:18). Bingham, Orig. Eccl. bk. 16, ch. 2, 6. It is still exercised in the Methodist Episcopal Church (Discipline of M. E. Church, pt. 3, ch. 1, 5).
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Admonition
See Wicked, Warned
Wicked, Warned