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Verse 21. _PROVE ALL THINGS_] Whatever ye hear in these _prophesyings_
or preachings, examine by the words of Christ, and by the doctrines
which, from time to time, we have delivered unto you in our p...
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PROVE ALL THINGS - Subject everything submitted to you to be believed
to the proper test. The word here used (δοκιμάζετε
dokimazete), is one that is properly applicable to metals, referring
to the ar...
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V. THE DAY OF THE LORD AND EXHORTATIONS
CHAPTER 5
_ 1. The day of the Lord 1 Thessalonians 5:1)_
2. Exhortations 1 Thessalonians 5:12)
3. Conclusions 1 Thes
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SUNDRY COUNSELS AND EXHORTATIONS.
1 Thessalonians 5:12. Christians are urged to respect their leaders.
No officers and ministers are mentioned in this epistle, but this
verse implies that the Church h...
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LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)...
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We ask you, brothers, to give due recognition to those who labour
among you and to those who preside over you in the Lord and admonish
you, and to hold them very highly in love because of the work tha...
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PROVE. Greek. _dokimazo._ See Romans 12:2.Ephesians 6:10; 1 John 4:1.
HOLDFAST. Greek. _katecho._ See Matthew 21:38....
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_Prove all_things; _hold fast_that which is _good_ Some of the best
ancient authorities read, BUT PROVE ALL THINGS. In any case, this
exhortation, while capable of the widest application, arises out o...
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Section VII. Rules for the Sanctified Life. Ch. 1 Thessalonians
5:12-24
In Section v. (ch. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12) the _saintship_of his
readers supplied the basis and the nerve of the Apostle's char...
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ΔΕ in the first clause is omitted by א*A and many minn., cop
syrpesh, Or Bas Chr Tert Ambrst, probably through confusion with the
following syllable in the continuous uncial script:
πανταδεδοκιμαζετε;...
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§ 11. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24. Directions for Holy Living
In § 7 (1 Thessalonians 4:1-12) _the saintship_ of the Thessalonians
supplied the basis and the nerve of the Apostles’ charge. The
virtues of...
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ΠΆΝΤΑ _пот. pl. от_ ΠΆΣ (G3956) все, все вещи.
Здесь это понятие неограничено: "что
бы то ни было" (Lightfoot, Notes),
ΔΟΚΙΜΆΖΕΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΔΟΚΙΜΆΖΩ
(G2290) одобрять после проверки (_см...
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DISCOURSE: 2207
INVESTIGATION OF TRUTH RECOMMENDED
1 Thessalonians 5:21. _Prove all things; hold fast that which is
good_.
THERE are many who, either from an indifference about truth, or from a
conce...
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PROVE ALL THINGS, &C.— Though they were not to _despise
prophesyings,_ yet they were not to receive every thing which might be
so called; but to _prove_ and _examine_ all things that went under
that n...
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TEXT (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22)
21 PROVE ALL THINGS; HOLD FAST THAT WHICH IS GOOD; 22 ABSTAIN FROM
EVERY FORM OF EVIL.
Translation and Paraphrase
21.
Test all things (whatever you may hear or see....
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Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
B Delta G f g, Vulgate, insert, 'but.' 'Aleph (') A C omit it. You
ought indeed not to "quench the Spirit" nor "despise prophesyings;"
'but,' at the...
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THE LORD'S PRESENCE THOSE DROWSING
THOSE DROWSING
4 The day of the Lord with its terrors and destruction is not for us.
The cry of "peace and security" should not lull us to sleep. We should
be on t...
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THE NEED OF WATCHFULNESS. FINAL INJUNCTIONS
1. Times and seasons] St. Paul always lays stress on the uncertainty
as to the TIME of the Advent (2 Thessalonians 2:2 cp. 2 Peter 3:3)....
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PROVE] better, 'test.' You must test all these thoughts by spiritual
standards, since there is an inspiration which is false (1 John 4:1)....
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WHEN JESUS CHRIST COMES
1 THE THESSALONIANS
_IAN MACKERVOY_
A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them.
CHAPTER 5
WHEN THE *LORD WILL COME 5:1-11
V1 Now, brothers and s...
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PROVE ALL THINGS. — The right reading inserts a “but”: — “I
bid you pay all reverence to the cheering utterances of your prophets
(comp. Acts 15:32); but take care! put everything to the test.” That
t...
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CHAPTER 15
THE SPIRIT
1 Thessalonians 5:20 (R.V.)
THESE verses are abruptly introduced, but are not unconnected with
what precedes. The Apostle has spoken of order and discipline, and of
the joyful...
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General instructions for the church....
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“WITHOUT BLAME” AT HIS COMING
1 Thessalonians 5:12
The remainder of the chapter is filled with brief sentences of
exhortation, like cablegrams from our Heavenly Captain to his
soldiers, who, in the p...
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Under the figure of a camp in which fully armed soldiers are waiting
for the break of day, while those not expecting this are sleeping and
drunken, the apostle shows that those waiting for the Son are...
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE SPIRITUAL MAN
In 1 Thessalonians 1:6, Paul had noted their joy. As he closed out
this letter, the apostle wanted to urge the brethren to make joy an
ever present part of the...
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(12) And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among
you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; (13) And to
esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at pea...
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There is a special interest in examining the epistles to the
Thessalonians, more particularly the first, because, in point of fact,
it was the earliest of the letters of the apostles; and as the first...
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_THE DUTY OF INQUIRY_
Prove all things.’
1 Thessalonians 5:21
There was the amplest justification in the history of the Church for
these warnings. St. Paul warns the elders of Ephesus (Acts 20:30)...
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21_Prove all things_. As rash men and deceiving spirits frequently
pass off their trifles under the name of _prophecy, prophecy _might by
this means be rendered suspicious or even odious, just as many...
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The Lord's coming again into this world assumes therefore a very
different character from that of a vague object of hope to a believer
as a period of glory. In Chapter 5 the apostle speaks of it, but...
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PROVE ALL THINGS,.... That are said by the prophets, all the doctrines
which they deliver; hear them, though they have not the gift of
tongues, and all desirable advantages; do not reject them on that...
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Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Ver. 21. _Prove all things_] Take nothing that you hear upon trust
(Νηφε και μεμνησο απιστειν, Epicharm.), but
bring all to the test, Isaiah 8:20. To t...
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_Despise not prophesyings_ That is, the preaching of God's word; for
the apostle is not here speaking of extraordinary gifts, but of such
as are ordinary. It seems one means of grace is put for all; a...
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PROVE ALL THINGS; by comparing them with the Bible; and if they do not
agree with that, reject them; if they do, receive and believe them.
Hearers of the gospel are bound to inquire, examine, and judg...
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PROVE ALL THINGS; HOLD FAST THAT WHICH IS GOOD....
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The Christian's personal bearing and conduct:...
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In contrast to the new revelation Paul gives at the end of ch. 4, he
now tells them in ch. 5 that "of the times and seasons" there was no
need to write, for this was a matter of which they were well a...
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B. Appeal for steadfastness, 5:16-22
16 REJOICE EVERMORE.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ
Jesus concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spi...
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“PROVE ALL THINGS; HOLD FAST THAT WHICH IS GOOD”
“Prove”: To test, examine. “And yet you must scrutinize it all
carefully” (Knox). The expression “all things” should remind us
that we cannot just assu...
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16-22 We are to rejoice in creature-comforts, as if we rejoiced not,
and must not expect to live many years, and rejoice in them all; but
if we do rejoice in God, we may do that evermore. A truly rel...
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OLBGrk;
PROVE ALL THINGS; this duty relates to the former; as they were to
attend upon prophesyings, so to exercise a discerning judgment about
what was prophesied; for _all things_ is not to be taken...
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prove all things; hold fast that which is good [Sift the bad from the
good (1 John 4:1-13), and cherish the good. To this corresponds the
"unwritten saying" attributed to Jesus, "Show yourselves appro...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I
and not yet acquainted with the word, according to which he has
believed and works, and not able to give a reason in himself. "Prove
all things," the apostle say...
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1 Thessalonians 5:21 Test G1381 (G5720) things G3956 fast G2722
(G5720) what G3588 good G2570
Prove - PtC...
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‘Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophesyings, prove all
things, hold fast that which is good, abstain from every appearance
(or ‘form') of evil.'
The word for quench is often used of the que...
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1 Thessalonians 5:21. PROVE ALL THINGS. Neither in regard to these
manifestations of the Spirit's presence, nor in any matter, were they
to be led by prejudice and appearances and first impressions, b...
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AS Paul's custom was, he concludes this Epistle with a number of
practical injunctions suitable to the circumstances of those to whom
he writes, and more or less connected with one another....
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PROVE ALL THINGS
(παντα [δε] δοκιμαζετε). Probably δε (but) is
genuine. Even the gift of prophecy has to be tested (1 Corinthians
12:10; 1 Corinthians 14:29) to avoid error. Paul shows fine balance...
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1 Thessalonians 5:21
Something Worth Holding.
Our religion is
I. Faith as opposed to infidelity.
II. Holiness as opposed to sin. By holiness I mean all possible human
virtues and graces, purity of...
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1 Thessalonians 5:19
I. The Holy Spirit is here spoken of not strictly in respect of His
Person, but in respect of His energising power in and on the heart.
His workings, the Apostle would say, may be...
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1 Thessalonians 5:1. _But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye
have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that
the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night._
It...
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CONTENTS: The model walk for the believer. The day of Jehovah.
Exhortations to believers.
CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul.
CONCLUSION: Let Christians live like men who are awake, living in
cons...
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1 Thessalonians 5:1. _Of the times and seaso_n _s, ye have no need
that I write to you._ Paul as a prophet might have said much
concerning the dispensations of providence which should attend the
churc...
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21-22. PUT ALL THINGS TO THE TEST. Tradition is a collection of things
which are accepted as being true, without examination. The Bible,
especially the New Testament, is the "yardstick" by which to me...
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_Prove all things: hold fast that which is good--The design of these
precepts is to caution us against two pernicious extremes; one is
taking opinions on trust without examination, the other is after...
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1 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 1 THESSALONIANS 5:20 DO NOT DESPISE
PROPHECIES. Believers are to be open to learning God’s will through
fellow Christians exercising the gift of prophecy (see note on 1 Cor
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
1 Thessalonians 5:19. QUENCH NOT THE SPIRIT.—When there has been
excess, and a good has come into disrepute, it is natural to seek to
stifle down further manifestatio...
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EXPOSITION
CONTENTS.—With regard to the time of that glorious advent when
believers, whether dead or living, will be gathered together to
Christ, the Thessalonians had already been fully instructed. T...
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But of the times and seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write
unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so
cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace...
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1 Corinthians 14:28; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 Corinthians 2:11; 1
Corinthians 2:14;...
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Prove all things [π α ν τ α δ ο κ ι μ α ζ ε τ ε]. A
general exhortation, not confined to prophesyings; but Paul elsewhere
insists that a test be applied to phenomena which claim to be
supernatural. Se...
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SANCTIFICATION
1 Thessalonians 4:3; _1 Thessalonians 5:15_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The doctrine of sanctification has been abused, but that does not mean
that we should steer clear of God's message conce...
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Meantime, prove all things — Which any preacher recommends. (He
speaks of practice, not of doctrines.) Try every advice by the
touchstone of scripture, and hold fast that which is good —
Zealously, re...
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Observe here, 1. The persons to whom this advice is given: to the
church of the Thessalonians, not to the ministers, but to the people,
KNOW THEM THAT LABOUR AMONG YOU, &C. 1 Thessalonians 5:12
Obser...