Verse 11-12

• “And” – Continuing from where we left off last week. This has to do with Gods will and how we possess our vessels.

• “Study to be quiet” – Strive, make it your aim to be, be ambitious about it. The opposite of this is found in 2Thess 3:11-12, 1Tim 2:2 –“They lead a quiet life” (not meddlesome, mind their business)

• “Do your own business, work with your own hands” – “If a man doesn’t work he shouldn’t eat” comes from the scripture – 2Thess 3:10.

i. Paul setting the example – 2Thess 3:9, 1Thess 2:9, 1Cor 4:11-12, Acts 18:3, 20:34.

ii. Different instructions than those expecting to enter the kingdom – Luke 12:22-31 cf 1Thess 4:11-12, 2Thess 3:10-12 .

• “As we commanded you” – One of the commandments of Paul – 1Thess 4:2

• “That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without “ – Rom 12:1….. By living and working among them, and by not being blasphemed or accused of unrighteousness and bringing accusations on the church.

• “That ye may have lack of nothing” - Paul taught that we should provide for our own – 1Tim 5:8…. Further evidence of the dispensational change from Jesus earthly ministry to Paul. Here it is work to provide…. in MMLJ it is have faith in God to provide – Luke 12:31.

Verse 13-15

• “I would not have you to be ignorant” – When it comes to the Bible, ignorance is a choice – 1Cor 14:38….Rom 11:25, 1Cor 10:1, 12:1,

• “Concerning them which are asleep” – Here the topics is about those who are dead – John 11:11-13, Acts 7:60, 1Cor 15:6,8, 2Pet 3:4

• “That ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope” – As Christian’s, we should not sorrow over the dead the same way as the lost because we know we have the hope of resurrection unto eternal life, this is our hope of glory – Rom 8:18,23-25, Eph1:18, Tit 1:2,3:7

• “Verse 14” – Our hope is in Christ and his resurrection – 1Cor 15:12-24.

• “Even so” – Our life is in Christ – Rom 6:3-4,8

• “Bring with him” - Because the dead rise first.

• “This we say by the word of the Lord” – Not simply something Paul is making up

• “We which are alive and remain shall not prevent them which are asleep” – Christ doesn’t just come back for the living but the dead also because he will resurrect them.

Verse 16-17

• “The Lord himself shall descend from heaven” – Christ is the one who has power to resurrect – here he descends, but not all the way to the earth – (Vs 17)

• “With a shout” - The idea is one giving a shout like a captain would to his sailors.

• “The voice of the archangel” - Perhaps the one doing the shouting – Michael – Jude 1:9.

• “The trump of God” – 1Cor 15:52

• “The dead in Christ rise first” – This why those that are currently asleep in Jesus will be brought with him in vs 14….. In Christ -Eph 1:13-14,4:30

• “Then…. We which are alive and remain” – After the dead are raised.

• “Shall be caught up together in the clouds… in the air” – Because that is where our position is – Eph 2:6, Col 3:14, Phil 3:20-21.

• “So she’ll we ever be with the Lord” – Our eternal destination, our hope of glory.

• “Verse 18” – The resurrection is our hope and comfort – (Rom 8:18) This is our hope and should give us comfort knowing there is life after death. The dead in Christ do not stay dead as others who have no hope.

Verse 3-5

• “For this is the will of God” – Many Christians and even pastors are unwise not knowing Gods will – Eph 5:17.

i. The Bible is clear and can be understood – 1Thess 4:3, 5:18, 1Tim 2:3-4

• “Even your sanctification” - ~Sanctification – Purification, Seperation~

ii. Positional – Christ has sanctified you – 1Cor 1:2,30, 6:11, 2Thess 2:13,

iii. Personal – Eph 5:1-17, 1Thess 4:3-4, Rom 12:1-2, Col 1:9-11.

• “Abstain from fornication” – Immoral sexual sin (Adultery, homosexuality, beastiality, sex with close relatives, idolatry) – Jer 3:6-10, 1Cor 6:18-20, Eph 5:3.

• “Know how to posses his vessel” – Rom 6:19, Col 3:5, Eph 4:23-25, 2Tim 2:18-21.

• “Not in lust of concupiscence” - ~Concupiscence~ Lustful desires, especially something God has forbidden or sexually immoral desires. This would be walking after the flesh.

• “As the Gentiles which know not God” – Eph 4:17-19 – Who you were is not who you are – Eph 2.

Verse 6-8

• “That no man go beyond and defraud his brother” – We should not take advantage of the brethren – 1Cor 6:6-8, Phil 2:2-5.

• “The Lord is the avenger” – Rom 13:3-4, 12:19, 2Thess 1:8.

• “As we also forewarned and testified” – Paul informed them of this already, not doubt when showing them their need for salvation.

• “God hath not called is unto uncleaness” – Gal 5:19-21 – Some think so since we are under grace.

• “But holiness” – 2Cor 7:1, Eph 4:24, Tit 2:1-8.

• “He that despiseth, despiseth God” – God has called you to sanctification and holiness. To despise the instruction to live holy is to despise God.

• “Who hath given us his Holy Spirit” – Who lives in you – 1Cor 3:16-17, 2Cor 5:10, Eph 4:30.

Verse 9-10

• “Touching brotherly love… ye need not that I write unto you” – He explains why in the rest of this verse and verse 10

• “Ye are taught of God to love one another”

i. In the law – Matt 22:36-40, Lev 19:18, Rom 13:9-10, Gal 5:13-14, Rom 7:12, 15:4.

ii. By God himself – Rom 5:8, 8:35, 38-39, 2Cor 5:14, Gal 2:20, Eph 5:2,25, 2Thess 2:16

• “And indeed ye do it to all the brethren” – This is why the Thessalonians are known as the exemplary church.

• “We beseech…..that ye increase more and more” – 1Thess 3:12, 4:1, Phil 1:9.

Verse 9-10

• “What thanks can we render to God again for you” – They were very thankful for the Thessalonians and gave thanks often for them – 1Thess 1:2, 2:13, Eph 1;16

• “We joy for your sakes” – 1Thess 2:19-20 -Seeing others saved and abounding in the faith should be our joy.

• “Night and day praying that we might see your face“ – Paul’s desire to see them in person was strong – 1Thess 2:17, 3:6, Phil 1:8

• “And might perfect that which is lacking” – Notice the question mark. Paul’s desire is to see them to strengthen and perfect them if they need it. This is not Corinthians where he knows what to write to rebuke & correct them – 2Cor 13:9-10 or the Galatians – Gal 3:3.

i. Perfecting each other is the work of the Body of Christ – 1Cor 1:10, Eph 4:11-13, Col 1:28…. Through Gods word today – 2Tim 3:17.

Verse 11-13

• “Verse 11” – They were trusting in God to reunite them – Rom 1:9-10

• “The lord make you to increase and abound in love” – By holding the head and through the ministry of the church - Eph 4:16, Col 2:18-19, Phil 1:9,

• “Toward another and all men” – Rom 12:10, Phil 2:2-5…..Gal 6:10, 1Tim 2:1-4, Titus 2:11

• “Even as we do toward you” – Paul being an example – 1Cor 11:1, 9:19-22

• “To the end he may stablish your hearts” – Through doctrine – Rom 1:11, 16:25.

ii. Establish ~Creating or starting something new~

iii. Stablish ~Making something firm or stable~

iv. Timothy Established them….. the Lord Stablishes them – 2Cor 1:21 2Thess 3:3.

• “Unblameable in holiness before God” – Holiness comes through love towards others – Col 3:14, 1Cor 13:13.

• “Coming of Jesus Christ” – Our deliverance - 1Thess 1:10. And joy - 1Thess 2:19.

• “With all his saints” – The dead rise first – 1Thess 4:16.

Verse (4) 1-2

• “We beseech and exhort by Jesus Christ” – Paul beseeches them to do what he just prayed for them. He doesn’t just say a prayer but puts it to action through beseeching and exhorting.

• “Received of us” – If you want to know how to walk today, you must know the doctrine given to Paul – 2Tm 2:7.

• “How ye ought to walk to please God” – Eph 4:1 – Col 1:10, 3:20.

• “abound more and more” – Gives the idea that this is something that takes time and growth

• “Verse 2” – Not MMLJ or OT, but commandments of Paul – 1Cor 11:2, 14:37 cf Eph 2:16, Col 2:14.

1. TO LIVE IS CHRIST TO DIE IS GAIN (Phil 4:21)

a) “For to me” – Not just Paul’s judgement but his own personal life.

b) “To live is Christ” – Phil 3:7, Gal 2:20, 2Cor 5:14-15 – His life was in Christ and he lived fully for him.

c) “To die is gain” – “because you go to heaven” is inserted here. What is the gain here?

• No longer suffering in prison? – Phil 1:19

• Gain for the gospel/Christ? – Phil 1:12-20.

• Going to heaven? – Phil 1:23.

d) Phil 1:22-24 cf 2Cor 5:1-8 – Paul speaks about the resurrection in his other epistles not going to heaven – Rom 6:5, 1Cor 15:21-24, 2Cor 4:14, Phil 3:7-11

e) Conclusion – Paul does not say the gain here is going to heaven, that is assumed. We must use scripture to interpret scripture.

2. GRACE ABOUNDS (Rom 5:20)

a) “Moreover the law entered” – Not only were many made sinners through Adam’s disobedience, but the law also entered…. Why?

b) “that the offense might abound” – The law shows your sin – Rom 7:7-11, 1Tim 1:8-11.

c) “But where sin abounded” – Because of the law – Rom 3:19-20

d) “Grace did much more abound” – Because of Christ – Rom 5:15, 1Tim 1:11-16. Grace abounds today because it is reigning – Rom 5:21, Eph 3:1-2, Acts 20:24.

• We do not sin so that grace can abound – Rom 6:1, 15, 3:8.

e) Conclusion – Grace abounds today because God is offering salvation freely to all. We being no longer under the law but grace. This is not a license to sin but rather a gift of God so that we can be saved and live for Christ.

3. WHOSEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED (Rom 10:13

a) Quoted as part of the Romans road. Used by preachers to get people to come to an alter.

b) If we understand the mystery we know this is not the gospel commissioned to Paul – Joel 2:32, Acts 2:21.

c) Context of Romans 10 is dealing with Israel and their confession Rom 9:1-5, 10:1,14.

d) “Whosever” – Not unique to Paul – Ruth, Ragan, John 3:16, Jer 17:7, Acts 10:42-43.

e) “shall call upon the name of the lord” – Gen 4:26, 26:25, Psalm 99:6-8, 116.

f) What’s missing for Romans 10? – Death, Burial, & Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the gospel whereby ye are saved – 1Cor 15:1-4.

g) Conclusion – Romans chapter 9-11 is dealing with Israel and how they heard the gospel and their messiah was sent to them but they did not believe. It is dealing with their fall and is not explaining the gospel whereby we are saved today. You can’t just call upon the name of the lord and be saved, but rather have to have faith in his death and resurrection for you.

1. HE IS A NEW CREATURE (2Cor 5:17)

a) “If any man” – The gospel is to all – Eph 3:9, 1Tim 2:4, Tit 2:11.

b) “He is a new creature” - There are 2 ways this can be used.

i. Can be used individually for each member of the Body of Christ

• Rom 6:3-6, Gal 2:20, Gal 6:15.

ii. Dispensational for the Body of Christ.

• Gal 6:15, Eph 2:14-16, 4:24, Col 3:10-11

c) “Old things are passed away”

iii. Your old man – Rom 6:6, Eph 4:22, Col 3:9

iv. How God was working in the world – Matt 10:5-6, 15:24, Rom 2:25, 3:1-2 cf Gal 3:28, 6:15, 5:2,6

d) “All things are become new” - Gal 3:28, 6:15, 5:2,6.

e) Conclusion – The new creature is the Body of Christ and those in it.

2. NOTHING CAN SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD (Rom 8:37-38)

a) “I am persuaded” – Paul was convinced of this and is his life showed it – 2Cr 5:14-15.

b) The following list are things Paul is persuaded cannot separate us from the Love of God and why.

• Death and Life – 1Thes 4:13-18, 1Cor 15:51-52

• Not angels – 1Cor 6:3, Eph 2:6.

• Principalities and Powers – Eph 1:18-23, Col 1:16, 2:10

• Things present – Wickedness in the earth, our body of flesh

• Things to come – 1Thess 5:9

• Height or depth – Speaks to places, wherever you are you can’t be separated for Gods love.

• Any other creature – Satan, Governments, Aliens, nothing.

c) “Shall be able to separate us from the love of God” - The love of Christ is not a romantic love, but a sacrificial love. He’s already shown it to you – Rom 5:8, Eph 2:1-9, Eph 5:2, Gal 2:20. This is the type of love he tells the husband to love his wife with - Eph 5:25.

i. Love of Christ = Christ death on the cross for you and the grace it allows to be offered to you – Rom 3:24-25.

ii. This is the love that constrained Paul and why he lived for Christ – 2Cor 5:14-15.

d) Conclusion - Paul was persuaded that nothing could separate him from this love – Rom 8:35-39 – This is why Paul could endure what he did and go all in for Christ – 2Cor 11:23-28.

3. ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD (Rom 8:28)

a) “And we know” – this is the second time in this chapter that Paul says we know something (vs22) The whole creation groans for the “restitution of all things” – Acts 3:21. This verse can also be taken as a contrast to what we don’t know in verse 26..

b) “all things work together for good”

i. Not all your things/situations. Just look at Paul’s life, who wrote this epistle – 2Cor 11:23-28, Act 28:20, 2Tim 1:16.

ii. Good for believing Israel on earth – Rev 21:1-8

iii. Good for the Body of Christ – 1Thess 4:13-18.

c) “to them that love God, to them who are the called” – Good is only worked for a certain group of People.

i. The called:

e) Israel - Isaiah 43:1, 48:12, Hosea 11:1.

f) Members of the Body of Christ – Rom 1:6-11, 2Tim 1:9, Col 3:15,

ii. How are you called? – Rom 10:14-17, 2Thess 2:14,

iii. Can you resist the calling of God? Jere 35:17, Rom 10:18-21, Gal 1:6.

d) “according to his purpose” – Before you can know how all things work together for good you have to know Gods purpose which has been revealed to the apostle Paul – Eph 1:9-11, Act 3:19-21, 2Tim 2:9.

e) Conclusion – Gods purpose is to have all things in Christ which is good, everything God has done and is doing is working to bring his purpose to pass, the little everyday things are not part of that.

Verse 1-3

• “Verse 1” -It seems that Paul and Silas agreed to dispatch Timothy back to Thessalonica when they were at Athens - The we and I of Vs 1& 5 – Paul at Athens with Silas & Timothy, they apparently both leave on separate missions and are joined again at Corinth – Acts 17:13-16, 18:1-5.

• “Timotheus…brother, minister, fellowlabourer in the gospel” – Acts 19:22, Acts 16:21, 1Cor 4:17, 16:10, Phil 2:19

• “To establish” – In doctrine (Rom 1:11, 16:25-26, Col 2:6-7, 2Tim 4:2). And order – (Acts 14:21-23, Titus 1:5, 1Tim 1:3)

• “and comfort” - With their hope of resurrection – Rom 8:18, 2Cor 4:17-18

• “That no man be moved by these afflictions” – The purpose of sending Timothy.

• “we are appointed thereunto” – Act 9:15-16, Phil 1:12, 2Tim 3:12, 1:8.

Verse 4-5

• “Verse 4” – Paul already informed them that they would suffer and the Thessalonians experienced it – Acts 17:1-10

• “For this cause” – The reason why he sent Timothy -to make sure they were not worried about Paul or discouraged.

• “I could no longer forbear, I sent” – Paul apparently alone – Paul’s mind constantly thinking of them – 1Thess 1:3, 2:13

• “Lest by some means the tempter have tempted you” – The tempter being Satan – Matt 4:1,3.

i. How? – 2Cor 2:11 – False doctrine (2Cor 11:14-15). Lust of the flesh (Eph 2:2-3). Riches (1Tim 6:8-10). It’s easy to fall prey to these temptations when going through suffering.

• “Labour be in vain” – Gal 4:9-11, Phil 2:14-16.

Verse 6-8

• “But now” – Paul’s concerns were negated once Timothy returned and told him of the Thessalonians faith in the Lord. Previous verses a recount of how Paul felt and what he did.

• “Good tiding of your faith and Charity” – 2Thess 1:3, 1Tim 1:5, 4:12, 2Tim 2:22,3:10.

• “Remembrance of us, desire to see us, as we also” – The fellowship of the Body of Christ – Rom 12:5, Eph 4:25, 1Cor 12:25-27.

• “We were comforted over you…..by your faith” – Mutual comfort Rom 1:11-12.

• “For now we live” – Meaning they joy they now have after hearing the good tiding of Timothy, producing a renewed spirit that their labour was not in vain – 1Cor 15:58

• “If ye stand fast in the Lord” - Their continuing to stand gives Paul joy and rejoicing – Phil 2:17.

1. THE KINGDOM AT HAND

a) John’s and Jesus’s message – Matt 3:1-2, Matt 4:17

b) “The kingdom of heaven is like” - Matt 13:44-51

c) Jesus's message was the Law – Matt 5:17-20, Matt 23:1-3

d) Keep the commandments (law) – Matt 19:16-22, John 15:1-14.

e) Sell all because there is a reward coming/kingdom at hand – Matt 6:24-34, 19:23-30

2. THE DISCIPLES COMMISSION

a) Jesus was rejected by his own people – John 1:11, Mark 14:55, 15:1,12-14…but forgave them – Luke 23:34

b) Jesus's death and resurrection was necessary to fulfill the law and prophets – Psalms 22, Isa 53 – Luke 24:44-48.

c) Jesus commissions his disciples – Matt 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-18, Luke 24:48, John 20:22-23,

i. Teach all nations to observe all things I have commanded you – The law.

ii. Baptizing them – For remission of sins – Mark 16:16.

iii. With power and signs – Mark 16:17-18, John 20:22-23

iv. Begin At Jerusalem – Luke 24:47, Acts 1:8

d) The apostles understood Christ ministry and message – Matt 13:51, Luke 24:45, Acts 1:8

e) They were filled with the Holy Ghost – Act 2:1-4

f) And they carried out the commission – Act 2:36-47, 8:1.

g) Peter offers the kingdom in Acts 3:12-26

3. ISRAEL’S FALL

a) Israel rejected God who sent the prophets – Matt 23:34-37, 11:9-11, 14:3-11.

b) They rejected the Son, their messiah – Luke 9:20-22, Luke 17:22-26, Matt 21:42-47, John 19:1-18

c) They rejected the Holy Ghost and the kingdom – Acts 1:6, 5:28-42, Acts 6:5-7:60.

d) They rejected salvation – Luke 1:69,77, Acts 4:12, Heb 2:1-4, 1Pet 1:5-10.

4. THE BOOK OF ACTS DOCUMENTS ISRAELS FALL

a) You can see the decline of Israel throughout - Acts 1:8, 2:14,22,36, 41-47, 7:51-60, 13:45-47, 18:5-6, 28:28.

b) John 4:22 not by the end of the Acts period – Acts 28:28

c) Peter’s ministry to Israel is rejected, but gentiles accept – Acts 10, 11:19 – Peter not seen after Acts 15.

d) Paul ministry to Israel is rejected, but gentiles accept – Acts 28:28 - Paul seen from Acts 7-28

e) Acts 1-7 – Apostles preaching the kingdom to Israel and rejected at the stoning of Stephen.

f) Acts 8-15 – The kingdom message declines, the Spirit leaves Jerusalem, the kingdom ministry confined to only Jerusalem.

g) Acts 16-21 – Salvation and the Spirit accepted by the Gentiles by Paul, ends with Paul imprisoned by Israel.

h) Acts 22-28 – Paul on trial and testifies against Israel- Ends with Israel blind and salvation to the gentiles

i) Salvation preached today because Israel rejected Christ and the Kingdom….. this was a mystery.

Verse 13

• “For this cause also thank we God without ceasing” - Thankful for their belief in the word of God and it’s working in them – 2Thess 1:3, Rom 1;8,

• “Received the word of God which ye heard of us” – What Paul preached was the word of God – Gal 1:11-12, Col 1:25, 2Peter 3:15-16.

• “Ye received it not as the word of men” – Which Paul warns against - 1Cor 2:4,13, Eph 5:6, Col 2:4.

• “as it is in truth the word of God” – John 17:17, Eph 1:13, Col 1:5, 2Tim 2:15 – How they knew - 1Cor 14:37, Rom 15:19, 1Thess 1:5.

• “Which effectively worketh also in you that believe” – Gods word has power – Rom 1:16, 1Cor 1:18.

i. Heb 4:12, Eph 6:17 – Rom 10:17, 2Tim 3:16-17.

Verse 14-16

• “Ye becam followers of the churches in Judea” – Only in suffering persecution of the Jews….. “For ye also have suffered” – Paul/Saul persecuted the church in Judea – Gal 1:13, Acts 8:.1. The High priest persecuted them in Jerusalem – Act 5:26-29,40-41.

• “Which are in Christ” – How? – John 15

• “Ye also suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews” – This is how they are followers of the churches in Judea. Jews used others to persecute – Acts 17:8-9,13.

• “Killed the lord Jesus and their own prophets” – Matt 23:34-35, Acts 7:52, Acts 2:23.

• “And have persecuted us” – Acts 17:5,13, 2Cor 11:24.

• “Forbidding us to speak to Gentiles that they might be saved” – This is how they are contrary to all men and please not God – Acts 9:15, 1Tim 2:4

• “To fill up their sins always” – Matt 23:27-34, Gen 15:16.

• “For the wrath is come upon them” – Rom 1:18, 2:5….. Them, not the Thessalonians – 5:2,9

VERSE 17-18

• “Being taken from you” – They left Thessalonica not of their own accord – Acts 17:10

• “We endeavored to see your face” – Paul had a desire to be there in person among them.

• “But Satan hindered us” – Rom 1:13, 15:22 (Roman’s does not attribute the hindering to Satan)

ii. Satan has ministers – 2Cor 11:13-14 and he is opposed to the gospel – 2Cor 4:3-4

VERSE 19-20

• “For what is our hope, Joy, Crown of rejoicing” – Not a physical crown to wear but the Thessalonians being the fruit of their ministry – 1Cor 9:24-27,

• “Are not even ye in the presence of Jesus…. at his coming? – 2Cor 1:14, Phil 2:16,4:1.

• “For ye are our glory” – Being his spiritual children – Psalm 127:3, Prov 17:6 – 1Thes 2:7,11 1Cor 4:15.

1Thessalonians Part 5 – 2:7-12

Verse 7-8

• “But we were gentle among you” – Gentleness is a fruit of the Spirit – Gal 5:22. How Christian’s ought to behave themselves – 2Tim 2:24-26, Titus 3:1-3.

• “Even as a nurse cherisheth her children” – A mother cherishes and cares for her child, the same way Christ does the church and we do ourselves - Eph 5:29

• “Verse 8” – They were willing to give their own selves for the Thessalonians because of their care for them – 2Cor 12:15, 1:6, Phil 2:17, Col 1:24.

Verse 9-12

• “Our labor and travail, laboring night and day” - 2Thess 3:7-8, Acts 18:1-3, 20:34-35, 1Cor 4:11-12 – Paul practiced what he taught – 1Tim 5:8, 2Thess 3:10,12.

• “we would not be chargeable unto any of you” – So as not to be blamed and to set the example – Acts 20:33, 2Cor 11:9, 12:13-14. To boast in the gospel – 1Cor 9:14-19

• “we preached unto you the Gospel of God” – Freely, even in trial – Be leery of any wealthy pastor or minister seeking money – 1Tim 3:3,8, Titus 1:7,11.

• “Ye are witnesses how…..we behaved ourselves among you“ - Actions do matter, here they behave holily, justly, unblameably.

i. Holy ~Pure, saintly~ Col 3:12, Romans 12:1, 1Cor 3:17,

ii. Justly ~Acting honorably before God and man, fair,righteous ~ 1Cor 6:11, Col 4:1, Titus 1:8.

iii. Unblameable ~Without blame, no evil thing to say against you ~ Eph 1:4, Col 1:22, Phil 2:15, Titus 1:6-7, 2:7-8.

• “Exhorted, comforted, charged every one of you” – Not just a few, but everyone.

i. Exhort ~Strongly encourage, urge someone to do something ~ 1Tim 4:13, 2Tim 4:2, Titus 1:9 – Done by the word of God/doctrine

ii. Comfort ~To give strength and hope, ease the grief or trouble, console~ 2Cor 7:6-7, 1Thess 4:18.

iii. Charged ~To command, instruct with authority, to give a duty or responsibility to~ 1Tim 1:3, 6:17.

• “As a father does his children” – The above are things fathers do.

i. You see a comparison between mother and father and how Paul demonstrated both a mother cherishes, father exhorts, comforts and charges. A Christians we should do both especially amongst the brethren just as Paul did to the Thessalonians.

• “That ye would walk worthy” – Eph 4:1, Col 1:10 – Walk in light of who Christ has made you and called you to be.

• “Called you unto His kingdom and glory” – Because you are called with a holy calling – 2Tm 1:9, 1Cor 1:9, Eph 4:4, Col 3:15, 1Thess 4:7, 1Tim 6:12.

ii. Not the gospel of the kingdom here – Mark 1:14-15 – It was at hand but didn’t come – Acts 1:6.

iii. We ARE translated into the Kingdom of His son– Col 1:13.

iv. A heavenly kingdom in heavenly places – 2Tim 4:18, Eph 2:6.

v. Peter and the 12 looked for a kingdom to come to earth – Luke 12:31, 22:30, 1:33, Matt 6:10, Heb 11:10,16, 12:22, 13:14, Rev 21:2

vi. We are called to glory – Rom 8:18, Col 3:4 – Looking to be take from earth – Tit 2:13, Phil 3:14, 20-21.

vii. Kingdom of God has to do with Gods sovereignty and is all encompassing – Acts 28:31

1Thessalonians Part 4 – 2:1-6

Verse 1-2

• “For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you” – Calling to remembrance of the

situation and character with which they came and how they behaved among the Thessalonians.

• “was not in vain” – There was fruit in their ministry there – Tit 1:10-11, 3:9, Eph 5:6, Phil 2:16.

• “Suffered, shamefully entreated, at Philippi” – Acts 16:16-24, 2Cor 11:23-24.

• “we were bold in our God” – Not bold in their own wisdom, but in God – Eph 3:12-13, 6:19-20, It

was God who told them to go to Macedonia – Acts 16:9-10

• “To speak the gospel with much contention” – Acts 17:1-10.

Verse 3-4

• “our exhortation not of:” – 2Cor 4:1-2, 2Cor 11:13, Tit 1:10.

i. deceit – ~Error, that which leads to error, deceit or fraud~

ii. uncleanness ~the impurity of lustful, luxurious, profligate living. Impure motives.

iii. guile - ~craft, subtilty, deceit~ …… 2Cor 12:16, Phil 3:7-8.

• “to be put in trust with the gospel” – Paul being the one that it was given to first – 1Cor 9:17, Gal

2:7, 1Tim 1:11, Tit 1:2-3.

• “not pleasing men, but God” – Gal 1:9-12….. but 1Cor 10:32-33, 1Cor 9:22, Rom 15:2, Col 3:22,

• “who trieth our hearts” This is what we keep in mind – Prov 17:3, 1Cor 3:12-15, 4:5.

Verse 5-6

• “neither at any time used we flattering words” –1Cor 2:1-5, 2Cor 2:17, 3:12.

• “God is witness” – He tries the hearts – Rom 1:9, Gal 1:20, Phil 1:8, 2Cor 1:23.

• “nor of men sough we glory” – Gal 6:14.

• “we might have been burdensome” – Meaning they did not ask money from them, did not burden

them – 2Cor 11:7-10, 12:13-14. Did not pressure them by coming in glory of their apostleship.

• “as the apostles of Christ” – They had a right to reap carnal things – 1Cor 9:1-13, 1Tim 5:17-18.

i. This is where we know that there were more than just the 12 apostle’s and Paul.

ii. These would be the apostles in Eph 3:5, 1Cor 12:28, Eph 4:11-16

iii. Eph 4:11-16 Is not the reason he gave the 12 – John 15:16, Matt 19:28, Luke 22:30, Matt 28:18-20, John 20:19-23, James 1:1, Rev 21:14.