“Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker[a] in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are…
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare…
But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one. Much more information is given concerning our responsibility…
In 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 reads, “Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord…
According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man builds…
There are more words for love than just one in the Greek language. This is pure love unattached to carnal definitions of lust or passion. The unique thing about brotherly love, which comes from the Greek present active indicative, phileo is that it describes the relationship between those who have a common family bond. Some…
The text reads, “For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. For our appeal…
As noted in our last blog, we are told that the brethren in Thessalonica waited for His Son from heaven to return and deliver them from the wrath of God (1 Thess. 1:10). This theme is repeated throughout Paul’s letters to them. In the first letter alone, we have the following mentions: 1. 1 Thessalonians…
In the first verses of 1 Thessalonians 1, Paul commends the saints for their example of service. We want to look at the power of that example and set it forward as a recommended pattern of life, today. He writes, “We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly[a] mentioning you in our…
This blog is a continuation of yesterday’s blog. We noted what can happen to a township when an opposing view seeks to play dirty politics to advance their agenda. A riot built on lies and misrepresentations began in the city of Thessalonica for the primary purpose of capturing the perpetrators, that is, Paul and his…