Faithful is he. — A reason for hoping confidently that they will be blamelessly preserved. God would forfeit His character for keeping His promise, if He “called,” and did not enable men to obey the call. Of course He can only “do it” in case they continue willing to have it done. On the present tense, see Note on 1 Thessalonians 2:12.
Verse 24. _FAITHFUL IS HE THAT CALLETH YOU_] In a great variety of places in his word God has promised to _sanctify_ his followers, and his faithfulness binds him to fulfil his promises; therefore _he...
FAITHFUL IS HE THAT CALLETH YOU - That is, your sanctification after all depends on him, and as he has begun a work of grace in your hearts, you may depend on his faithfulness to complete it; see the...
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 Thes
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...
LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)...
May the God of peace himself consecrate you through and through; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete so that you will be blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. You can re...
FAITHFUL. Greek. _pistos_. App-150. Compare 1 Corinthians 1:9. 1Co 10:13. 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Timothy 2:13.Hebrews 10
_Faithful_is _he that calleth you, who also will do_it] WHO WILL ALSO TO IT (R. V.). The Apostle often appeals to the faithfulness of God, as of One pledged to carry out what He promises in the Gospel...
Section VII. Rules for the Sanctified Life. Ch. 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 In Section v. (ch. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12) the _saintship_of his readers supplied the basis and the nerve of the Apostle's char...
ΠΙΣΤῸΣ Ὁ ΚΑΛΩ͂Ν ὙΜΑ͂Σ, ΔΣ ΚΑῚ ΠΟΙΉΣΕΙ. _Faithful is He that calls you, who also will do (it)_. The Thessalonians are conscious that God is calling them to a life of consecration to Himself, to be crow...
§ 11. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24. Directions for Holy Living In § 7 (1 Thessalonians 4:1-12) _the saintship_ of the Thessalonians supplied the basis and the nerve of the Apostles’ charge. The virtues of...
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DISCOURSE: 2209 COMPLETE SANCTIFICATION TO BE SOUGHT AFTER 1 Thessalonians 5:23. _The very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless...
TEXT (1 Thessalonians 5:24) 24 FAITHFUL IS HE THAT CALLETH YOU, WHO WILL ALSO DO IT. Translation and Paraphrase 24. He who calls you (into his kingdom and glory) is faithful, who will also do (thi...
Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. FAITHFUL - to His covenant promises (John 10:27; 1 Corinthians 1:9; ;...
THE LORD'S PRESENCE THOSE DROWSING THOSE DROWSING 4 The day of the Lord with its terrors and destruction is not for us. The cry of "peace and security" should not lull us to sleep. We should be on t...
THE NEED OF WATCHFULNESS. FINAL INJUNCTIONS 1. Times and seasons] St. Paul always lays stress on the uncertainty as to the TIME of the Advent (2 Thessalonians 2:2 cp. 2 Peter 3:3)....
WILL DO IT] i.e. will preserve your spirit, soul, and body. 25, 26. The duty of intercessory prayer (? especially at the Eucharist, where the HOLY KISS was a part of the rites from very early times)....
WHEN JESUS CHRIST COMES 1 THE THESSALONIANS _IAN MACKERVOY_ A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them. CHAPTER 5 WHEN THE *LORD WILL COME 5:1-11 V1 Now, brothers and s...
CHAPTER 16 CONCLUSION 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (R.V.) THESE verses open with a contrast to what precedes, which is more strongly brought out in the original than in the translation. The Apostle has draw...
The call implies that God will faithfully carry out the process of ἁγιάζεσθαι and τηρεῖσθαι (_cf._ Philippians 1:6), which is the divine side of the human endeavour outlined in the preceding verse....
“WITHOUT BLAME” AT HIS COMING 1 Thessalonians 5:12 The remainder of the chapter is filled with brief sentences of exhortation, like cablegrams from our Heavenly Captain to his soldiers, who, in the p...
Under the figure of a camp in which fully armed soldiers are waiting for the break of day, while those not expecting this are sleeping and drunken, the apostle shows that those waiting for the Son are...
PAUL'S PRAYER FOR THE THESSALONIANS AND A REQUEST Paul's prayer for the Thessalonians as he closed this letter was that God would continue setting them apart, or sanctifying, until they were complete....
(14) (k) Faithful [is] he that calleth you, who also will (l) do [it]. (14) The good will and power of God is a sure strengthening and encouragement against all difficulties, of which we have a sure...
(24) Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. (25) Brethren, pray for us. (26) Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. (27) I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all t...
There is a special interest in examining the epistles to the Thessalonians, more particularly the first, because, in point of fact, it was the earliest of the letters of the apostles; and as the first...
_THREE IN ONE_ ‘I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.’ 1 Thessalonians 5:23 I want you to think of body, soul, and spirit,...
_WHAT GOD DOES_ ‘Faithful is He that calleth you, Who also will do it.’ 1 Thessalonians 5:24 The reason why most Christians are not so happy as they might be, is this: they are looking for their pr...
24_Faithful is he that hath called you_. As he has shewn by his prayer what care he exercised as to the welfare of the Thessalonians, so he now confirms them in an assurance of Divine grace. Observe,...
The Lord's coming again into this world assumes therefore a very different character from that of a vague object of hope to a believer as a period of glory. In Chapter 5 the apostle speaks of it, but...
FAITHFUL IS HE THAT CALLETH YOU,.... Into the fellowship of his Son, and to his kingdom and glory, and who continues to do so, not only externally by his word, but internally by his Spirit and grace....
Faithful _is_ he that calleth you, who also will do _it_. Ver. 24. _Faithfid is he, &c._] Prayer must be founded upon the faithfulness of God in fulfilling his promises. Hereby faith will be strength...
_And the very God of peace_ Αυτος δε ο Θεος της ειρηνης, literally, _May the God of peace himself;_ that is, he who is ready to give you peace with himself after all you have done; who is in Christ re...
WHO ALSO WILL DO IT; God, who had begun their sanctification, would increase it till it should be perfected. God will certainly and wholly sanctify and save all who truly believe in Christ and continu...
FAITHFUL IS HE THAT CALLETH YOU, WHO ALSO WILL DO IT....
Concluding greetings:...
In contrast to the new revelation Paul gives at the end of ch. 4, he now tells them in ch. 5 that "of the times and seasons" there was no need to write, for this was a matter of which they were well a...
VI. Conclusion, 5:23-28 23 AND THE VERY GOD OF PEACE SANCTIFY YOU WHOLLY; AND [I PRAY GOD] YOUR WHOLE SPIRIT AND SOUL AND BODY BE PRESERVED BLAMELESS UNTO THE COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 24 Fa...
“FAITHFUL IS HE THAT CALLETH YOU, WHO WILL ALSO DO IT” “Faithful”: One who is trustworthy and dependable. “He who calls you will not fail you” (TCNT). See 2 Timothy 2:13; 1 Corinthians 10:13). God do...
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. A...
We had in the former verse the apostle's prayer, here his faith; and he speaks it by way of consolation to them, that what he had prayed for God would effect. What need he then have prayed? Because Go...
Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it. [If God were not thus faithful to sanctify and preserve blameless, it would be useless for him to call us; for it is certain that left to ourselve...
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‘And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly, and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he who calls you who als...
1 Thessalonians 5:24. FAITHFUL IS HE THAT CALLETH YOU. He hath called you to holiness (chap. 1 Thessalonians 4:7), and He will enable you to fulfil His call. He does not mock you; He is in earnest. He...
AS Paul's custom was, he concludes this Epistle with a number of practical injunctions suitable to the circumstances of those to whom he writes, and more or less connected with one another....
FAITHFUL (πιστος). God, he means, who calls and will carry through (Philippians 1:6)....
1 Thessalonians 5:24 I. The faith of man and the faithfulness of God. The highest object of man's existence is undoubtedly to hold communion with his God. For this his nature was originally framed, an...
1 Thessalonians 5:23 I. There is much of instruction and comfort in this Apostolic prayer. The blessing prayed for is that the Thessalonian converts may be sanctified wholly, that their spirit and sou...
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...
CONTENTS: The model walk for the believer. The day of Jehovah. Exhortations to believers. CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul. CONCLUSION: Let Christians live like men who are awake, living in cons...
1 Thessalonians 5:1. _Of the times and seaso_n _s, ye have no need that I write to you._ Paul as a prophet might have said much concerning the dispensations of providence which should attend the churc...
BECAUSE HE IS FAITHFUL. God does not "go back" on his word. If you trust him [live in the light of his truth], he will _keep_ you!...
_Faithful is He that calleth you _ THE FAITH OF MAN AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD 1_._ The highest object of man’s existence is to hold communion with God. For this his nature was framed, and in this...
1 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 1 THESSALONIANS 5:23 GOD OF PEACE. God initiated the reconciliation of Christians with himself. He is now at peace with them. SPIRIT, SOUL,
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Thessalonians 5:23. SANCTIFY YOU WHOLLY.—“Rather—unto completeness. The apostle prays that they may be sanctified to the fullest extent” (_Ibid._). YOUR WHOLE SPIRIT...
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. T...
But of the times and seasons, brethren, you 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...
1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Peter 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:12;...
Faithful [π ι σ τ ο ς]. Comp. 2 Timothy 2:13, and see on 1 John 1:9; Revelation 1:5; Revelation 3:14. That calleth [ο κ α λ ω ν]. = the caller.
SANCTIFICATION 1 Thessalonians 4:3; _1 Thessalonians 5:15_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS The doctrine of sanctification has been abused, but that does not mean that we should steer clear of God's message conce...
Who also will do it — Unless you quench the Spirit....
Here our apostle comforts the Thessalonians with the assurance that God, who had called them to the knowledge of Christianity, would do what he had prayed for, namely, sanctify them wholly, and preser...