The Church’s Physical and Spiritual Locations (1 Thessalonians 1:1b)
The church exists on two planes: Physically, it is located at a specific place and time. Spiritually, however, it is located in God, who is eternal and whose saving purposes for humanity cross the...
View ArticleFrom Imitator to Imitable (1 Thessalonians 1:5b-7)
Which is more important: what you say or what you do? In one sense, this is a false dichotomy. Both our words and our deeds are important. Indeed, they need one another. Without deeds, words are empty....
View ArticleReceiving, Turning, and Waiting (1 Thessalonians 1:8–10)
In 1 Thessalonians 1:8–10, Paul, Silas, and Timothy praise the Thessalonian believers for their faith, which had become well known through the region: The Lord’s message rang out from you not only in...
View ArticleFrom Imitator to Imitable (1 Thessalonians 1:5b-7)
Which is more important: what you say or what you do? In one sense, this is a false dichotomy. Both our words and our deeds are important. Indeed, they need one another. Without deeds, words are empty....
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