I. Salutation, 1:1 1 PAUL, AND SILVANUS, AND TIMOTHEUS, UNTO THE CHURCH OF THE THESSALONIANS [WHICH IS] IN GOD THE FATHER AND [IN] THE LORD JESUS CHRIST: GRACE [BE] UNTO YOU, AND PEACE, FROM GOD OUR FATHER, AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. discussion questions 1A. "Grace and peace" was the custom of th... [ Continue Reading ]
II. Review of the history of the Thessalonian church, 1:2-10 A. Their faithfulness, 1:2-3 2 WE GIVE THANKS TO GOD ALWAYS FOR YOU ALL, MAKING MENTION OF YOU IN OUR PRAYERS; 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the s... [ Continue Reading ]
B. Their reception of the gospel exemplary, 1:4-7 4 KNOWING, BRETHREN BELOVED, YOUR ELECTION OF GOD. BELOVED...: OR, BELOVED OF GOD, YOUR ELECTION. 5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we wer... [ Continue Reading ]
C. They had been active in sounding out the word, 1:8-10 8 FOR FROM YOU SOUNDED OUT THE WORD OF THE LORD NOT ONLY IN MACEDONIA AND ACHAIA, BUT ALSO IN EVERY PLACE YOUR FAITH TO GOD-WARD IS SPREAD ABROAD; SO THAT WE NEED NOT TO SPEAK ANY THING. 9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of enter... [ Continue Reading ]