Involving
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In the context of biblical teachings, the concept of "involving" can be understood as the act of engaging or participating in activities, relationships, or responsibilities that align with God's will and purpose. The Bible provides numerous examples and teachings that illustrate how believers are to involve themselves in various aspects of life, including worship, community, service, and personal conduct.

Involvement in Worship

The Bible emphasizes the importance of involving oneself in worship as a central aspect of a believer's life. Worship is not merely a ritualistic practice but a heartfelt engagement with God. In John 4:23-24 , Jesus explains, "But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." This passage highlights the necessity of genuine involvement in worship, characterized by sincerity and alignment with God's truth.

Involvement in Community

The early church serves as a model for community involvement among believers. Acts 2:42 describes the early Christians: "They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." This verse underscores the importance of being actively involved in a community of faith, where believers support one another, learn together, and grow in their spiritual journey.

Involvement in Service

Service to others is a key aspect of Christian involvement, reflecting the love and compassion of Christ. Galatians 5:13 instructs, "For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love." This call to service is a reminder that believers are to be actively involved in meeting the needs of others, using their gifts and resources to glorify God and advance His kingdom.

Involvement in Personal Conduct

The Bible also addresses the involvement of believers in their personal conduct, urging them to live lives that reflect their faith. In Colossians 3:17 , Paul writes, "And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him." This verse encourages believers to involve Christ in every aspect of their lives, ensuring that their actions and words are consistent with their identity as followers of Jesus.

Involvement in Evangelism

The Great Commission, as recorded in Matthew 28:19-20 , calls believers to be involved in evangelism: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you." This command highlights the responsibility of Christians to actively participate in spreading the Gospel and making disciples, involving themselves in the mission of the church.

Involvement in Prayer

Prayer is another vital area of involvement for believers. Philippians 4:6 encourages, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." This verse emphasizes the importance of involving oneself in regular communication with God, bringing every concern and need before Him with a thankful heart.

Through these various aspects, the Bible provides a comprehensive understanding of how believers are to involve themselves in a life that honors God and fulfills His purposes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Involve.
Greek
1150. damazo -- to tame
... of Speech: Verb Transliteration: damazo Phonetic Spelling: (dam-ad'-zo) Short
Definition: I tame, subdue Definition: I tame, subdue, involving obedience and ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1150.htm - 6k

4102. pistis -- faith, faithfulness
... In short, 4102("faith") for the believer is "God's " – and therefore distinct
from human belief (confidence), yet involving it. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4102.htm - 18k

3473. morologia -- foolish talking
... grip) on reality. This is the "talk of fools, involving foolishness and sinning
together" (R. Trench, 121). See 3474 (). Word Origin ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3473.htm - 7k

2873. kopos -- laborious toil
... kopos Phonetic Spelling: (kop'-os) Short Definition: trouble, toil, labor Definition:
(a) trouble, (b) toil, labor, laborious toil, involving weariness and ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2873.htm - 7k

4930. sunteleia -- a joint payment (for public service), joint ...
... Cognate: 4930 (from 4862 , "close together " and 5055 , "complete, consummate") --
(completion), ie when the parts into a ("") - an end involving many parts ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4930.htm - 7k

Library

The Casting Out of Devils.
... Many think that in the cases recorded we have but the symptoms of well-known diseases,
which, from their exceptionally painful character, involving loss of ...
/.../macdonald/miracles of our lord/vii the casting out of.htm

Whether Matrimony is Fittingly Defined in the Text?
... iv, D, 27). [*The definition alluded to is as follows: "Marriage is the marital
union of man and woman involving living together in undivided partnership ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether matrimony is fittingly defined.htm

How Far the Baptist Revived the Expectation of a Messiah.
... PROCLAMATION of the approaching kingdom of God, involving the restoration of the
sunken glory of the Theocracy, and the dawning of a brighter day upon God's ...
/.../the life of jesus christ in its historical connexion/section 32 how far the.htm

Letter Xlvi. (AD 398. )
... Nevertheless in both transactions there comes in, besides the pecuniary remuneration,
this oath before the decurion or tribune involving mortal sin. ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter xlvi a d 398.htm

Letter cli. (AD 413 or 414. )
... you more even than your high rank, that in the midst of your numerous and important
occupations, not of a private nature, but public, involving the interests ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter cli a d 413 or.htm

The Auburn Declaration. AD 1837.
... It had been charged, on one side, that sixteen errors, involving considerable
departures from true Calvinism and the Westminster standards, had become current ...
/.../the auburn declaration a d 1837.htm

Christ Our Advocate
... II. Purposes for which an advocate way he employed. 1. To secure justice, in case
any question involving justice is to be tried. 2. To defend the accused. ...
/.../finney/sermons on gospel themes/xvii christ our advocate.htm

Of the Concord Between Matthew, Mark, and John in their Notices of ...
... whose aim will be to uphold the truthfulness of the Gospel, and who may therefore
contend that the vessel was not broken in a manner involving the total ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter lxxix of the concord between.htm

Conditions of Being Saved
... Suppose you have some business of vast consequence, involving your character, or
your whole estate, or your life, to be transacted in Cleveland, but you do not ...
/.../finney/sermons on gospel themes/x conditions of being saved.htm

Chapter xvii
... Here these promises, covering the essentials of numerous posterity and possession
of the land, and involving by implication the Messianic features found in v.12 ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xvii.htm

Thesaurus
Involving (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Involve. Multi-Version
Concordance Involving (2 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 3:8 Then was ...
/i/involving.htm - 7k

Guilty (131 Occurrences)
... 2. (superl.) Evincing or indicating guilt; involving guilt; as, a guilty look; a
guilty act; a guilty feeling. 3. (superl.) Conscious; cognizant. ...
/g/guilty.htm - 39k

Responsible (242 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Involving responsibility; involving a degree of accountability on the part
of the person concerned; as, a responsible office. Multi-Version Concordance ...
/r/responsible.htm - 37k

Adoration
... Adoration is perhaps the highest type of worship, involving the reverent and rapt
contemplation of the Divine perfections and prerogatives, the acknowledgment ...
/a/adoration.htm - 20k

Inward (43 Occurrences)

/i/inward.htm - 21k

Usurious (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (a.) Partaking of usury; containing or involving usury; as, a usurious
contract. Multi-Version Concordance Usurious (1 Occurrence). ...
/u/usurious.htm - 6k

Unfair (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (a.) Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick
or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal. Multi-Version Concordance ...
/u/unfair.htm - 6k

Judgment (430 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of judging; the operation of the mind, involving comparison and
discrimination, by which a knowledge of the values and relations of thins ...
/j/judgment.htm - 52k

Joint (12 Occurrences)
... joint action. 9. (a.) Involving the united activity of two or more; done
or produced by two or more working together. 10. (a.) United ...
/j/joint.htm - 12k

Lewd (37 Occurrences)
... 4. (superl.) Suiting, or proceeding from, lustfulness; involving unlawful
sexual desire; as, lewd thoughts, conduct, or language. Int. ...
/l/lewd.htm - 20k

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Involving (2 Occurrences)

2 Samuel 3:8
Then was Abner very angry for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, "Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me this day with a fault concerning this woman!
(See NIV)

1 Kings 21:1
It happened after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
(See NIV)

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