2 Thessalonians 1

Worthy of God’s calling in our life (v1-12) v1: Paul as the main writer, together with his coworkers Silas and Timothy wrote this epistle from Corinth (Acts 18:5), soon after they wrote the first letter to the Thessalonians Church. v2: The Lord Jesus Christ and God are frequently mentioned together in NT, implying the equality … Read more

1 Thessalonians 5

The Day of The Lord (v1-11) Chapter 4 talks about the rapture (caught up, 4:17). Chapter 5 talks about the Day of The Lord. After the rapture is the Day of The Lord (v1). The Day of The Lord is also known as “the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer 30:7). OT scriptures that mentioned the … Read more

1 Thessalonians 4

Living to Please God v2: […authority of Jesus Christ]. Christians teachers ought to teach in the authority of Jesus Christ. That means our teaching should have power, assurance and truth. v3: [..It is God’s will that..]. What is God’s will? It is all saints should be sanctified. To live a life that is pleasing to … Read more

1 Thessalonians 3

Timothy was sent to visit the Thessalonians Church (v1-5) The history of Paul’s missionary journey from Philippi to Thessalonica to Bereas to Athens and finally to Corinth was recorded in Acts chapter 17 and 18. Paul, together with with Silas and Timothy, were in Berea preaching the gospel, but when the Thessalonica Jews learned about their … Read more

1 Thessalonians 2

The Reason of Ministry (v1-6) Many workers of God seek to please men instead to please God (v4). Ministers seek and long for praises from men, instead of praises from God (v6). We could look good from outside, it is easy to do in today’s world. We could attract many crowd, we could be famous … Read more