1 Thessalonians 5:26

Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. This letter was first handed to the elders, who communicated it to "the brethren." In ; ; , it is, "Greet one another." Not able to greet the brethren in person, he begs the eiders to do it for him. HOLY KISS - pure and chaste. "A kiss of charity" ();-`a kiss of peace' (Tertullian, 'De Orat.' 100: 14); 'a mystic kiss' (Clemens Alexandrinus, 'Paedagogy,' 3: 11); a token of Christian fellowship (cf. ; ): not merely a conventional salutation, as...

26_Salute all the brethren with an holy kiss_. As to the _kiss_, it was a customary token of salutation, as has been stated elsewhere. (623) In these words, however, he declares his affection towards all the saints....

23-28 The apostle prays that they might be sanctified more perfectly, for the best are sanctified but in part while in this world; therefore we should pray for, and press toward, complete holiness. And as we must fall, if God did not carry on his good work in the soul, we should pray to God to perfect his work, till we are presented faultless before the throne of his glory. We should pray for one another; and brethren should thus express brotherly love. This epistle was to be read to all the brethren. Not only are the common people allowed to read the Scriptures, but it is their duty, and what they should be persuaded to do. The word of God should not be kept in an unknown tongue, but transplanted, that as all men are concerned to know the Scriptures, so they all may be able to read them. The Scriptures should be read in all public congregations, for the benefit of the unlearned especia...

Verse 26. _GREET ALL THE BRETHREN_] Romans 16:16, Romans 16:16. Instead of _all the brethren_, the _Coptic_ has, _greet one another_; a reading not noticed by either Griesbach or Wetstein....

GREET ALL THE BRETHREN WITH AN HOLY KISS - see the notes on Romans 16:16....

EXPOSITION CONTENTS.—With regard to the time of that glorious advent when believers, whether dead or living, will be gathered together to Christ, the Thessalonians had already been fully instructed. They knew well that the day of the Lord would come suddenly and unexpectedly, and surprise an ungodly world. But they were not in darkness so as to be taken by surprise. Still, however, they must exercise constant watchfulness and sobriety, and be armed with the Christian graces of faith, love, and hope, being comforted with the assurance that God had not appointed them to wrath, but to the acquisition of salvation through Jesus Christ, who died for their benefit, in order that, whether living or dead, they might share in the blessings of his advent. Now follows a series of short admonitions. The Thessalonians were to love and honor their ministers, to live in peace among themselves, to admo...

GREET ALL THE BRETHREN WITH AN HOLY KISS. In opposition, to an unchaste and hypocritical one. His meaning is, that they would salute the members of the church in his name, and give his Christian love and affections to them. And his view is to recommend to them brotherly love to each other, and to stir them up to the mutual exercise of it more and more....

1 Thessalonians 5:1. _But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night._ It will be a great surprise to the wicked. It will take them at unawares. Just at that moment when they least expect it will Christ come; and as the thief comes to destroy and to kill, so will the coming of Christ be the death of their carnal ease the destruction of their earthly hopes. 1 Thessalonians 5:3. _For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape._ A terrible text that «They shall not escape.» They shall not escape by their own power or force

V. THE DAY OF THE LORD AND EXHORTATIONS CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The day of the Lord 1 Thessalonians 5:1)_ 2. Exhortations 1 Thessalonians 5:12) 3. Conclusions 1 Thessalonians 5:23) 1 Thessalonians 5:1 “But concerning the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape.” The apostle next men

CONCLUSION. 1 Thessalonians 5:23. The closing benediction commending the Thessalonian Christians to God. SPIRIT AND SOUL AND BODY: if we press the phrase, human nature is threefold, consisting of: (_a)_ a body, the physical organism; (_b)_ soul, the principle of life, the moral and intellectual side of man; (_c_) spirit, the organ of communion with God. But whether this tripartite theory represents Paul's permanent view is open to doubt, as elsewhere he speaks in terms of duality as flesh and spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:26. be read to all: a phrase which shows that Paul intended his epistles not merely for the leaders of the Church, but for the whole community, including the humblest and poorest....