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BROWSE | REFERENCE LOOKUP: 1 THESSALONIANS 1

1 Thessalonians | Chapter | Sermons

The occasion of the writing of this epistle was the arrival of tidings that the tenor of the first epistle had been misunderstood, especially with reference to the second advent of Christ. The Thessalonians had embraced the idea that Paul had taught that "the day of Christ was at hand", that Christ's coming was just about to happen. This error is corrected (2:1-12), and the apostle prophetically announces what first must take place. "The apostasy" was first to arise. Various...

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1 Thessalonians 1:1 [ Sermons | M. Henry | Concise | Geneva | Wesley | John Gill ]
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:2 [ Sermons | M. Henry | Concise | Geneva | Wesley | John Gill ]
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

1 Thessalonians 1:3 [ Sermons | M. Henry | Concise | Geneva | Wesley | John Gill ]
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

1 Thessalonians 1:4 [ Sermons | M. Henry | Concise | Geneva | Wesley | John Gill ]
Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

1 Thessalonians 1:5 [ Sermons | M. Henry | Concise | Geneva | Wesley | John Gill ]
For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

1 Thessalonians 1:6 [ Sermons | M. Henry | Concise | Geneva | Wesley | John Gill ]
And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

1 Thessalonians 1:7 [ Sermons | M. Henry | Concise | Geneva | Wesley | John Gill ]
So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

1 Thessalonians 1:8 [ Sermons | M. Henry | Concise | Geneva | Wesley | John Gill ]
For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

1 Thessalonians 1:9 [ Sermons | M. Henry | Concise | Geneva | Wesley | John Gill ]
For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

1 Thessalonians 1:10 [ Sermons | M. Henry | Concise | Geneva | Wesley | John Gill ]
And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.