“Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”
and Timothy,
Paul led Timothy to Christ as a young man (1 Timothy 1:2) on his first missionary expedition (Acts 13-14). Timothy’s father was […]
Archive for March, 1999
“Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ“
To the church of the Thessalonians
The word “church” means called out ones. Paul calls this church by the name of the physical location […]
“Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”
Timothy brought back from Thessalonica both a positive report and a negative report about the state of the church to Paul in Corinth. […]
“Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ“
Grace to you
Paul gives his customary greeting of “grace” and “peace” here. Grace always precedes peace in these greetings. That is because […]
“Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ“
and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Each Christian has peace with God, but not all Christians have the peace of […]
“We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers…“
Verse two is the beginning of the body of the epistle.
We give thanks to God
We can tell a man’s values by what he appreciates. Paul and his team constantly expressed their gratitude for God’s operation in their lives.Most books […]
“We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers…“
for you all,
The Gospel team gave thanks not only for the honourable believers at Thessalonica, but for all believers at that church. We do not have to approve of Christians to pray for them. They do not have to answer […]
“…remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father…“
Believers at Thessalonica had three features. These distinctives enabled them to have the greatest impact of any church in the New Testament, and were the source of their spiritual […]
“…remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father…“
your work of faith,
The first virtue of the Thessalonians is their work produced by their faith.The Thessalonians’ work sprang from their faith. Faith occasions their work. Faith originates […]
“…remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father…“
labor of love,
The second virtue of the Thessalonians is their love. The Greek says, “your labor, the one out of love.” Love impelled their labor. Biblical love is […]