Monday, 7 August 2017
…that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, 1 Thessalonians 4:11
Paul’s words here form a paradox. He says that the Thessalonians are to “also aspire to lead a quiet life.”… Read the rest
Sunday, 6 August 2017
…and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more; 1 Thessalonians 4:10
Paul’s words now serve as a compliment towards his readers. He had just noted that they were “taught by God to love one another.”… Read the rest
Saturday, 5 August 2017
But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; 1 Thessalonians 4:9
In verse 12 of the previous chapter, Paul said, “And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you.”… Read the rest
Friday, 4 August 2017
Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 4:8
The word translated as “Therefore” is rare, being used only here and in Hebrews 12:1. It is a combination of three separate words which come together to form an emphatic “what must follow.”… Read the rest
Thursday, 3 August 2017
For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. 1 Thessalonians 4:7
The word “For” is given to confirm what has been stated in verses 3-6. We are to abstain from sexual immorality as described, and we are not to take advantage of and defraud our brother as noted.… Read the rest
