1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:12

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*October 11, 2009
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   *Part 1. 1 THESSALONIANS 1:1-2:12*


 *SUMMARY: PREPARING CONVERTS FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD - 1-5*


 *A. 1:1 APOSTOLIC GREETING*

PAUlos kai Si-lou-aNOS, kai TiMOthe-os, t*e* ek-kl*e*SIa Thes-sa-lo-niKE*o*n

*Paul and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of Thessalonians *

en The*O* paTRI, kai KuRI*o* 'I*e*SOU ChrisT*O*:

*in God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: *

CHAris [5485] huMIN kai eiR*E*n*e* [1515].

*Grace to you and peace.*


 *B. 1:2-10 APOSTOLIC COMMENDATION*

*a. 1:2-5 EVIDENCES OF FAITH*

Eu-cha-riSTOUmen [2188] t*o* The*O* PANto-te peRI PANt*o*n huM*O*N,

*We thank :God alway for you all, *

MNEIan [3417] poiOUme-noi ePI t*o*n pro-seuCH*O*N [4335] h*e*M*O*N;

*making mention in our :prayers;*

a-di-aLEIPt*o*s [89] mn*e*-moNEUon-tes [3421] huM*O*N tou ERgou [2041] t*e*s
PIste-*o*s

*3 remembering without ceasing your :work of :faith*

kai tou KOpou [2873] t*e*s aGAp*e*s kai t*e*s hu-po-moN*E*S [5281] t*e*s
elPIdos [1680]

*and :toil of :love and :patience of :hope*

tou KuRIou h*e*M*O*N 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU, EMpros-then tou TheOU kai paTROS h*e
*M*O*N,

*in our :Lord Jesus Christ, before our :God and Father; *

eiDOtes [1492], a-delPHOI *e*-ga-p*e*MEnoi [25] huPO tou TheOU, t*e*n e-kloG
*E*N [1589] huM*O*N,

*4 knowing, brethren beloved of :God, your :election,*

HOti to eu-agGEli-on [2098] huM*O*N ouk e-geN*E*th*e* eis huMAS en LOg*o*MOnon,

*5 because our :gospel came not unto you in word only, *

alLA kai en duNAmei [1411], kai en PNEUma-ti HaGI*o*, kai pl*e*-ro-phoRIa
[4136] polL*E*;

*but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and much assurance;*

kaTH*O*S OIda-te HOIoi e-geN*E*th*e*-men en huMIN di' huMAS.

*even as you know what manner of men we became among you for your sake.*


 *b. 1:6-7 EXAMPLE OF APOSTLES*

kai huMEIS mi-m*e*TAI [3402] h*e*M*O*N e-geN*E*th*e*-te, kai tou KuRIou,

*And you became imitators of us, and of the Lord,*

deXAme-noi [1209] ton LOgon en THLIpsei [2347] polL*E*,

*having received the word in much tribulation,*

meTA CHAras [5479] PNEUma-tos HaGIou;

*with joy of the Holy Spirit;*

H*O*ste geNESthai huMAS TUpon [5179] PAsin tois piSTEUou-sin

*7 so that you became an example to all that believe*

en t*e* Ma-ka-doNIa kai en t*e* A-CHAIa.

*in :Macedonia and in :Achaia.*


 *c. 1:8 WITNESS: PROOF OF FAITH*

aph' huM*O*N gar eX*E*ch*e*-tai [1837] ho LOgos tou KuRIou

*For from you has sounded forth the word of the Lord*

ou MOnon en t*e* Ma-ke-doNIa kai A-CHAIa,

*not only in :Macedonia and Achaia,*

all' en panTI TOp*o* h*e* PIstis huM*O*N h*e* pros ton TheON e-xeL*E*lu-then
[1831];

*but in every place your :faith :unto God is gone forth;*

H*O*ste m*e* CHREIan [5532] Echein h*e*MAS laLEIN ti.

*so that we have no need to speak anything.*


 *d. 1:9-10 WAITING FOR THE SON FROM HEAVE N*

auTOI gar peRI h*e*M*O*N a-pagGELlou-sin [518] hoPOIan EIso-don
[1529]EScho-men pros huMAS;

*For THEY report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you;*

kai p*o*s e-peSTREpsa-te [1994] pros ton TheON aPO t*o*n eiD*O*l*o*n [1497],

*and how you turned unto :God from :idols,*

douLEUein [1398] The*O* Z*O*Nti [2198] kai a-l*e*-thiN*O* [228],

*to be bondmen of a living and true God,*

kai a-naMEnein [362] ton huiON auTOU ek t*o*n ou-raN*O*N,

*10 and to wait for his :Son from the heavens,*

hon *E*gei-ren [1453] ek t*o*n neKR*O*N [3498]:

*whom he raised from the dead:*

'I*e*SOUN, ton 'ruOme-non [4506] h*e*MAS ek t*e*s orG*E*S [3709] t*e*s
er-choMEn*e*s.

*Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath :to come.*


 *C. 2:1-12 PROOF OF GOD'S GOSPEL AUTHORSHIP*

*a. 2:1-2 CONDUCT OF PAUL AND HIS COMPANIONS*

AuTOI gar OIda-te, a-delPHOI, t*e*n EIso-don [1529] h*e*M*O*N t*e*n pros
huMAS,

*For yourselves, brethren, know our :entering in unto you,*

HOti ou keN*E* [2756] GEgo-nen:

*that it has not become vain:*

alLA pro-paTHONtes [4310] kai hu-brisTHENtes [5195], kaTH*O*S OIda-te, en
PhiLIPpois,

*2 but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at
Philippi,*

e-par-r*e*-si-aSAme-tha [3955] en t*o* The*O* h*e*M*O*N laL*E*sai pros huMAS

*we waxed bold in our :God to speak unto you*

to eu-agGEli-on tou TheOU en polL*O* aG*O*ni [73].

*the gospel of :God in much conflict.*


 *b. 2:3-4 HOW TO PLEASE GOD*

h*e* gar paRAkl*e*-sis [3874] h*e*M*O*N ouk en PLAn*e*s [4106],

*For our :exhortation is not of error,*

ouDE ex a-ka-tharSIas [167], ouDE en DOl*o* [1388]:

*nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:*

alLA kaTH*O*S de-do-kiMASme-tha [1381] HUpo tou TheOU pi-steuTH*E*nai
[4100]to eu-agGEli-on,

*4 but even as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel,
*

HOUt*o*s laLOUmen;

*so we speak;*

ouch h*o*s anTHR*O*pois aRESkon-tes [700], alLA The*O* t*o* do-kiMAzon-ti
[1381] tas karDIas h*e*M*O*N.

*not as pleasing men, but God who proves our :hearts.*


 *c. 2:5-6 BY OPENNESS*

OUte GAR po-te en LOg*o* ko-laKIas [2850] e-geN*E*th*e*-men, kaTH*O*S
OIda-te,

*For neither were we ever using words of flattery, as you know,*

OUte proPHAsei [4392] ple-o-neXIas [4124], TheOS MARtus [3144];

*nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness;*

OUte z*e*TOUNtes [2212] ex anTHR*O*p*o*n DOxan [1391], OUte aph' huM*O*N
OUte ap' ALl*o*n,

*6 nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others,*

duNAme-noi en BArei [922] EInai h*o*s ChrisTOU aPOsto-loi [652].

*though able to be a burden as apostles of Christ.*


 *d. 2:7-8 BY GENTLENESS*

alLA e-geN*E*th*e*-men N*E*pi-oi [2261] en MEs*o* huM*O*N,

*But we became babes in your midst,*

h*o*s eAN troPHOS [5162] THALp*e* [2282] ta he-auT*E*S TEKna [5043]:

*as when a nurse cherishes her own :children:*

HOUt*o*s ho-meiROme-noi [2442] huM*O*N, *e*u-doKOUmen [2206] me-taDOUnai
[3330] huMIN,

*8 thus longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you,*

ou MOnon to eu-agGEli-on tou TheOU, alLA kai tas he-auT*O*N psuCHAS,

*not the gospel of :God only, but also our own :souls,*

di' HOti a-ga-p*e*TOI h*e*MIN e-geN*E*th*e*-te.

*because you were become very dear to us.*


 *e. 2:9 NOT CHARGEABLE*

mn*e*-moNEUe-te [3421] gar, a-delPHOI, ton KOpon [2873] h*e*M*O*N kai ton
MOCHthon [3449]:

*For you remember, brethren, our :toil and :travail:*

nukTOS kai h*e*MEras er-gaZOme-noi [2036], pros to m*e* e-pi-baR*E*-SAI
[1912] ti-na huM*O*N,

*working night and day, that we burden not any of you,*

e-k*e*RUxa-men [2784] eis huMAS to eu-agGEli-on tou TheOU.

*we preached unto you the gospel of :God.*


 *f. 2:10-12 EXHORTING THEM*

huMEIS MARtu-res [3144], kai ho TheOS,

*You are witnesses, :God also, *

h*o*s hoSI*o*s [3743] kai diKAI*o*s [1346] kai aMEMP-t*o*s [274] huMIN tois
piSTEUou-sin e-geN*E*th*e*men:

*how holily and righteously and unblamably we became toward you that
believe:*

kaTHAper OIda-te h*o*s, HEna HEka-ston huM*O*N, h*o*s paT*E*R TEKna
he-auTOU,

*11 as you know how we were exhorting you, each of you,*

 pa-ra-kaLOUNtes [3870] huMAS, kai pa-ra-muTHOUme-noi [3888], kai
mar-tuROme-nos [3140],

*as a father his own children, and encouraging, and testifying,*

eis to pe-ri-paTEIN huMAS aXI*o*s [516] tou TheOU

*12 that you should walk worthily of the God*

tou kaLOUNtos huMAS eis t*e*n he-auTOU ba-siLEIan [932] kai DOxan [1391] .

*that calls you into his own :kingdom and glory.*



 *NOTE**: *1 & 2 Thessalonians are special letters from Jesus through the
Apostle Paul, majoring on His Second Coming. These two letters, carefully
read and studied, can clear up much of the eschatology (Last Day
occurrences) controversy in the church today. But over and above all
this, *Jesus
is coming again* - this time not as the Redeeming Savior, but now as the
all-conquering Judge and King. Yet it is important to see the sequence of
our Lord and Savior's work. In the Book of Romans, Paul sets Him forth as
the great author of “Justification by Faith”. Link this with the Feast of
Passover.


 In the Book of Ephesians the high water-mark of the Church - the “One New
Man” of Jew and Gentile with Jesus as the Head, is set forth. Link this with
the Feast of Pentecost.


 But 1 & 2 Thessalonians major on the Return of our Lord; and therefore can
be linked with the Feast of Tabernacles.


 These letters of Paul from Romans to 1 & 2 Thessalonians are like a
University Course. Only a life of full commitment and obedience to Christ
allows the Holy Spirit to enlighten us as to their true meaning. Even Peter
said that Paul wrote many things difficult to understand, which the *
unstable* *wrest* to their own destruction.


 I see 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus as letters for the Post Graduate School. And
how do we categorize the Book of Revelation? The only Bible book that has
promises of blessing for its reading? I leave it up to you!


 Now let us highlight a few of the verses of Part 1, 1 Thessalonians
1:1-2:12.


 1:5 - *“because our :gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in **
power**, and in **the** **Holy Spirit**, and **much assurance**.” *The
Gospel in *Word*? Yes! But also in the 3-fold manner brought forth by Paul
here.


 1:6-7 - Paul commends these believers for becoming *imitators* of him and
his fellow-workers! Just as they suffered tribulation in this life, so these
Thessalonian believers likewise. Read “Brother Yun - The Heavenly Man” by
Paul Hattaway. Here we find the *same* outlook clearly spelled out.


 1:10 - Here begins Paul's key emphasis of these two letters - the Second
Coming of our Lord Jesus. *This* is the hope that purifies. This is the
emphasis every time we celebrate the Lord's Supper. *“Do this as often as
you do it - in remembrance of Me - till I come!” *


 2:2 - *“we waxed bold in our :God to speak unto you the gospel of :God in
much **conflict** (aG**O**ni).”* Milton wrote a book “Samson Agonistes.”
Professor Louis Markos wrote a book on C. S. Lewis - “Lewis Agonistes,”
showing the 5-fold area in which Lewis agonized in bringing the church back
to truth - its original moorings. Norman P. Grubb in his biography “Rees
Howells, Intercessor”, points out that there are 3 qualification for the
true intercessor. 1. *Identification* - he must be identified with the Lord,
and with the one for whom he intercedes. 2. Then there is the *agony* of the
intercessor. The Spirit prays through us with groanings that cannot be
uttered. Have we made ourselves available to Him for this? 3. Lastly comes
the *authority* of the intercessor. This comes when we have gained “the
position of intercession”. These 3 points are clearly explained in chapter
12, “What is an Intercessor”? of the above book.


 2:4 - God could entrust the Gospel to Paul, because he sought to please
God, not man - neither his Thessalonian hearers, *or* others.


 2:9-12 - See here the spirit of service by Paul and his band. There are 9
points of service he mentions here. Can you find and identify them? - J.A.W.



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