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The Explosive Power of Translating ‘Church’: 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 3
The church is not the building Christians worship in. It is the people whom God has called to himself through the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 years, 7 months ago
A Church Founded in the Fire: 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 2
We have much of our New Testament because of Paul’s relational, spiritual, and theological vigilance on behalf of the churches he planted.
3 years, 7 months ago
Did Three People Write This Letter? 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 1
The New Testament does not convey the mere opinions of men but the very words the risen Christ wanted his church to hear.
3 years, 7 months ago
An Overview of 1 Thessalonians: 1 Thessalonians 1:1–5:28
First Thessalonians is a letter that affirms the election of the saints and calls them to live holy lives as they anticipate the longed-for return of…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Danger of Skipping 1 Thessalonians: 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 6
The apostle Paul made himself clear that the entire church needed to read this letter.
3 years, 7 months ago
Should We Still Give a Holy Kiss? 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 5
The command to greet one another with a holy kiss is a call to grow in expressions of true, holy, familial affection in the church.
3 years, 7 months ago
What Can We Pray for the Church? 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 4
The prayers of ordinary Christians are the means God uses to cause his word to run and be exalted in the world.
3 years, 7 months ago
All the Called Are Kept: 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 3
What is the connection between God’s effectual calling of believers and his constant keeping of believers? His faithfulness.
3 years, 7 months ago
How Are We Kept Blameless for the Day of Christ? 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 2
By faith we are reconciled to God, and by faith we pursue the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
3 years, 7 months ago
Sanctified in Spirit, Soul, and Body: 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 1
Paul sometimes describes humans as body and soul, sometimes as body, soul, and spirit. What does man consist of?
3 years, 7 months ago