When the Word is at work in you
1 Thessalonians 2:13-16
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Published July 7th, 2016
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Paul was very grateful to God for the answer to the gospel of the Thessalonians. Paul did not decorate the gospel with his "personal touch" but he preached it faithfully. On the other hand, they did not see Paul as the author of the gospel but only as a messenger of good news they were receiving from God. It was a reason for joy to see how the Word of God was working in them, especially when, despite the suffering from their own countrymen, they remained faithful to God. How do we react when social pressures push us in the opposite direction to the Word of God? Lord, help us to remain faithful to you despite the suffering that we could find in this world.
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1 Thessalonians 2:13-16
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And we also thank God constantly
for this,
Ground
that ... you accepted it
Content
when you received the word
Temporal
of God,
Possessive
which you heard
from us,
Source
not as the word
Negative
of men
but as what it really is,
Manner
the word
of God,
which is at work
in you
Locative
For you, brothers, became imitators
of the churches
Objective
of God
in Christ Jesus
Context
that are in Judea.
For you suffered the same things
from your own countrymen
as they did
Comparison
from the Jews,
who killed both
the Lord Jesus
and the prophets,
and drove us out,
and displease God
and oppose all mankind
by hindering us
from speaking
Separation
to the Gentiles
Destination
that they might be saved—
Purpose
so ... to fill up the measure
Result
of their sins.
Partitive
as always
But wrath has come
upon them
at last!
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