Have you ever wondered about the sequence of events for Paul’s letters? I hope you find this helpful as you continue your never-ending, rewarding study of God’s living word. 51 AD – 1 Thessalonians Paul was answering questions for the Thessalonians about the rapture and the Day of the Lord. Paul only spent 3 Sabbaths […]
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My Notes on the book of 1 Thessalonians. – Chapter 5 The Day of the Lord. We come to the end of Paul’s first letter to the Church of Thessalonica. Paul ends with the Day of the Lord, instructions for the church members, and Paul instructs his letter to be read to the whole congregation.
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My Notes on the book of 1 Thessalonians. – Chapter 4 Paul begins chapter 4 with “Finally.” Paul wants to reiterate some essential truths to the Church in Thessalonica, and it’s a truth spoken to all Christians. “How you ought to walk and to please God.” Paul will list a few items that we as
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My Notes on the book of 1 Thessalonians. – Chapter 3 Chapter 3 is shorter, only 13 verses. But there is a lot of meat in here. Let’s briefly overview how Paul got to this point in writing this letter. It is important to note that Paul was unable to go to certain areas and
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My Notes on the book of 1 Thessalonians. – Chapter 2 continued Let’s jump into verse 6 “Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ”. Paul had true motives; he wasn’t looking for prestige or honor. He had one goal
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There is so much good info in Chapter 2. I will break it up into two separate posts. As I mentioned in the previous post, Paul reminds the readers in Thessalonica what happened to Paul, Silas, Timothy, and those with them as he preached the gospel. Let me take you back to the book of
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As I mentioned in the Introduction, Paul is writing a letter to the believers in Thessalonica. Paul spent a little less than a month (Acts 17) with these new believers, and Silas and Timothy stayed back in that part of the region to continue to share the gospel. They were the pastors of the churches
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My Notes on the book of 1 Thessalonians. – Introduction Paul wrote this letter at or around 52 or 53 AD. Possibly the very first letter that Paul wrote. Thessalonica was a Roman colony about 50 miles west of Philippi and 189 miles north of Athens as the crow flies. The city is still in
Who was this Apostle Paul Guy? If you’re new to being a Christian or have been a Christian for a long time, you may not know much about the Apostle Paul. Here are 5 facts that you may or may not know. #1 – Did you know that before the Apostle Paul was a messenger of
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