OUTLINE: I. Greeting: 1 Thessalonians 1:1 II. Thanksgiving and prayer for them: 1 Thessalonians 1:2 III. Their response to the gospel: 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 A. How the gospel came to them: 1 Thessalonians 1:6 B. How they received it: 1 Thessalonians 1:7 C. How they in turn proclaimed it: 1 Th... [ Continue Reading ]
“PAUL, AND SILVANUS, AND TIMOTHY, UNTO THE CHURCH OF THE THESSALONIANS IN GOD THE FATHER AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST: GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE” “Paul”: Unlike other letters he does not assert his apostleship because that was not being questioned by this congregation (Galatians 1:1). Even though Silvanu... [ Continue Reading ]
“We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers” “WE GIVE THANKS TO GOD ALWAYS FOR YOU ALL”: Paul was very grateful for those who had obeyed the gospel. The only letter which omits such. thanksgiving is the letter to the Galatians. The phrase _for you all_ indicates t... [ Continue Reading ]
“remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father” “Remembering”: “PRESENT ACTIVE” _(ROBERTSON P. 7)._ “WE NEVER FAIL TO RECALL” (TCNT). “CONSTANTLY BEARING IN MIND” (NASV). “WE CANNOT FORGET” (NOR). NOTICE THA... [ Continue Reading ]
“KNOWING, BRETHREN BELOVED OF GOD, YOUR ELECTION” “Knowing”: An additional reason for thanksgiving (1 Thessalonians 1:2). “BRETHREN BELOVED OF GOD”: “Brothers, whom God loves” (TCNT). “They are the objects of His affection and care (Romans 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Judges 1:1; Deuteronomy 33:12)”... [ Continue Reading ]
“how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake” “OUR GOSPEL”: Not in the sense that the gospel message originated in the minds of Paul, Silvanus or... [ Continue Reading ]
“SO THAT YE BECAME AN ENSAMPLE TO ALL THAT BELIEVE IN MACEDONIA AND IN ACHAIA.” “So”: Carefully note: Without joy, one is not being. Christ-like example. “BECAME AN”: The imitators now become the imitated. “ENSAMPLE”: “It was. great compliment for the church in Thessalonica to be already. model fo... [ Continue Reading ]
“FOR FROM YOU HATH SOUNDED FORTH THE WORD OF THE LORD, NOT ONLY IN MACEDONIA AND ACHAIA, BUT IN EVERY PLACE YOUR FAITH TO GOD-WARD IS GONE FORTH; SO THAT WE NEED NOT TO SPEAK ANYTHING” “For”: Besides receiving the word, despite the opposition, and besides turning adversity into victory (1 Thessalon... [ Continue Reading ]
“FOR THEY THEMSELVES REPORT CONCERNING US WHAT MANNER OF ENTERING IN WE HAD UNTO YOU; AND HOW YE TURNED UNTO GOD FROM IDOLS, TO SERVE. LIVING AND TRUE GOD” “For”: In the previous verse Paul had simply mentioned the news concerning “their faith”. He now specifies what elements concerning that faith... [ Continue Reading ]
“AND TO WAIT FOR HIS SON FROM HEAVEN, WHOM HE RAISED FROM THE DEAD, EVEN JESUS, WHO DELIVERETH US FROM THE WRATH TO COME” “And to wait for His Son from heaven”: 1 John 3:1; 1 Peter 3:20; Titus 2:13. “WAIT”: “Present infinitive--to keep on waiting for” _(Robertson p. 14)._ “HIS SON: Notice that all... [ Continue Reading ]