1 & 2 Thessalonians: Living in the End Times
Overview
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. For centuries Christians have proclaimed these central truths. The gospel that began in space and time will ultimately be fulfilled at Christ’s return. And as we wait and long for Christ’s return, this gospel gives us encouragement and a reason for hope. These studies in Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians open our minds to the truth, lift our hearts to hope and cause us to worship our faithful, victorious God.
Top Highlights
“The gospel has a specific content In all our evangelism, whether in public preaching or in private witnessing, we need to take trouble with our choice of words. But because words may be misunderstood or disregarded, they need somehow to be enforced by ‘power’ (the objective result of the preaching) and ‘conviction’ (the subjective state of the preacher). The truth of the Word, the conviction with which we speak it, and the power of its impact on others all come from the Holy Spirit. The Spirit without the Word is weaponless; the Word without the Spirit is powerless.” (Page 11)
“It is by the gospel that the church exists and by the church that the gospel spreads” (Page 10)
“Turning. Serving. Waiting. These are the essentials of Christian conversion. We turn from the various idols of our lives with a decisive break from the past. We serve the living God with the gifts we have been given, experiencing liberation in the present. And we wait for Christ, looking to the future with hopeful expectancy. Without this turning, serving and waiting one can scarcely claim to have been converted.” (Page 9)
“In this part of his letter he urges the Thessalonians to please God, to control themselves and to love one another.” (Page 24)
“1) sex has a God-given context: heterosexual marriage; (2) sex has a God-given style: holiness and honor” (Page 27)
- Title: 1 & 2 Thessalonians: Living in the End Times
- Authors: John Stott, Dale Larsen, Sandy Larsen
- Series: John Stott Bible Studies
- Publishers: Inter-Varsity, IVP
- Print Publication Date: 1998
- Logos Release Date: 2017
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. 1 Thessalonians › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 2 Thessalonians › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780830873548, 9780830821662, 9781844743209, 0830873546, 083082166X, 1844743209
- Resource ID: LLS:STOTT73TH1
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-20T01:44:44Z