2 Thessalonians 1:12

That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS. Our Lord Jesus in His manifested personality as the God-man. IN YOU, AND YE IN HIM - reciprocal glorification (cf. with ). GLORIFIED (; ; ). The believer's graces redound to Christ's glory, and His glory, as Head, reflects glory on them, the members. ACCORDING TO - in accordance with the blessed end contemplated by....

12_That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified_. He calls us back to the chief end of our whole life — that we may promote the Lord’s glory. What he adds, however, is more especially worthy of notice, that those who have advanced the glory of Christ will also in their turn be glorified in him. For in this, first of all, the wonderful goodness of God shines forth — that he will have his glory be conspicuous in us who are covered over with ignominy. This, however, is a twofold miracle, that he afterwards irradiates us with his glory, as though he would do the same to us in return. On this account he adds, _according to the grace of God and Christ_. For there is nothing here that is ours either in the action itself, or in the effect or fruit, for it is solely by the guidance of the Holy Spirit that our life is made to contribute to the glory of God. And the circumstance that so...

11,12 Believing thoughts and expectations of the second coming of Christ should lead us to pray to God more, for ourselves and others. If there is any good in us, it is owing to the good pleasure of his goodness, and therefore it is called grace. There are many purposes of grace and good-will in God toward his people, and the apostle prays that God would complete in them the work of faith with power. This is to their doing every other good work. The power of God not only begins, but carries on the work of faith. And this is the great end and design of the grace of our God and Lord Jesus Christ, which is made known to us, and wrought in us....

Verse 2 Thessalonians 1:12. _THAT THE NAME OF OUR LORD_] This is the great _end_ of your Christian calling, that Jesus who hath died for you may have his _passion_ and _death_ magnified in your _life_ and _happiness_; that ye may show forth the virtues of him who called you from darkness into his marvellous light. _AND YE IN HIM_] That his glorious excellence may be seen _upon_ _you_; that ye may be _adorned_ with the graces of his Spirit, as he is glorified by your salvation from all sin. _ACCORDING TO THE GRACE_] That your salvation may be such as God requires, and such as is worthy of his grace to communicate. God saves as becomes God to save; and thus the dignity of his nature is seen in the excellence and glory of his work. 1. It is an awful consid

THAT THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST - That is, that the Lord Jesus himself may be honored among you; the name often denoting the person. The idea is that the apostle wished that the Lord Jesus might be honored among them by the fair application and development of the principles of his religion. AND YE IN HIM - That you may be regarded and treated as his friends when he shall come to judge the world. ACCORDING TO THE GRACE OF OUR GOD AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST - That is, that you may experience all the honor which his grace is fitted to impart. In view of the exposition given of this chapter, we may remark: (1) That the wicked will certainly be punished when the Lord Jesus shall come to judgment. Words cannot reveal this truth more plainly than is done in this chapter, and if it is not

EXPOSITION CONTENTS.—Paul, after the address and salutation, commences this Epistle by rendering thanks to God for the welcome intelligence he had received of the increase of the faith and love of his Thessalonian converts, so that he was enabled to boast of them throughout all the Churches of Achaia, on account of their steadfastness in the endurance of continued persecution. Their present suffering was an evidence of a future state of retribution, when the justice of God would be vindicated, and affliction would be rendered to their persecutors and rest to them the persecuted, on that great day when the Lord Jesus would appear in glory for the destruction of his enemies and the glorification of his people. The apostle expresses his constant prayer for the Thessalonians that God would enable them to walkworthy of their high vocation, so as to be made partakers of that_ _glory which wou...

THAT THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST MAY BE GLORIFIED IN YOU,.... This is the end of the apostle's prayer, and which is answered by the fulfilment of the things prayed for; as the name of Christ and his Gospel are dishonoured, by the unbelief, cowardice and the unworthy walk of professors; so they are glorified in and by the saints, by their faith, patience, and good works in this world; which not only themselves adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour, but cause others to glorify him likewise; and Christ will be glorified in them hereafter, by the glory which will be conferred upon them, and which will reflect glory upon him; when all the gracious designs of God are accomplished on them and the work of faith is finished in them; for should not these be completed, Christ would lose the glory of redemption and salvation, which by means of these will be given by the saints to him to all et...

2 Thessalonians 1:1. _Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians_ Paul loved to associate his fellow-workers with himself when writing to his brethren and sisters in Christ. Although he had a superior experience to theirs, he put Silvanus, and Timothy, his own son in the faith, with him as his fellow-evangelists in writing to «the church of the Thessalonians» 2 Thessalonians 1:1. _In God our Father_ What a wonderful expression! The Church is in God as God is in the Church, what a blessed dwelling-place for the people of God in all generations: «in God our Father» 2 Thessalonians 1:1. And the Lord J

ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE REVELATION OF THE LORD JESUS FROM HEAVEN CHAPTER 1 _ 1. Salutation and thanksgiving (2 Thessalonians 1:1)_ 2. The revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven (2 Thessalonians 1:5) 3. The prayer (2 Thessalonians 1:11) 2 Thessalonians 1:1 The opening words of salutation are the same as in the first Epistle. Once more he gives thanks to God for them, because their faith increased exceedingly and love abounded, the result of an increasing faith. On account of this progress and spiritual condition he wrote, “

Introductory. Thanksgiving for the past and prayer for the future. Paul thanks God for the growing love of the Thessalonian Christians and their loyalty under persecution, and prays that they may be counted worthy of their high calling at the day of the Lord, when they will receive rest and their opponents eternal destruction. 2 THESSALONIANS 1:3. For the emphasis on faith and love, see 1 Thessalonians 1:3 *. 2 Thessalonians 1:4. persecutions: _ cf._ 1 Thessalonians 2:14....