“Quench not the Spirit”

“Quench”: To extinguish. “Do not stifle the utterances of the Spirit” (TCNT). “Do not stifle inspiration” (NEB). “The Spirit”: That is, the Holy Spirit. In view of verse 20, we find that the Thessalonians possessed various spiritual gifts, including prophecy. During the time when spiritual gifts were operational, they were to be used and encouraged. This also suggests that the prophet did have control over whether or not he spoke. Those who were inspired were not to become fearful or timid in preaching the gospel.

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Old Testament