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	First Epistle to the Thessalonians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The First Epistle to the Thessalonians, also known as the First Letter to the Thessalonians, is a book from the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
		The first letter to the Thessalonians was likely the first of all Paul's letters, most like written by the end of A.D. It was written after Timothy had returned from Macedonia, relating the state of the church in Thessalonica (Acts 18:1-5; 1 Thess.
		While, on the whole, the report of Timothy was encouraging, it also showed that many errors and misunderstandings regarding Paul's teaching of Christianity had crept in among them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1_Thessalonians (237 words)

	1 Thessalonians
		In 1 Thess 1:9, Paul refers to the Thessalonians as having turned from idols, which is an indicator that they were gentiles.
		Similarly, in 1 Thess 2:14, he refers to the Thessalonians' own "countrymen," in contrast to the Jews who are persecuting the churches in Judea.
		The statement in 1 Thess 2:8-11 that Silvanus, Timothy and he "worked day and night in order not to be a burden to anyone" does not seem to be something that someone who stayed only three weeks or so in a city could say.
	www.abu.nb.ca /courses/NTIntro/1Thess.htm (2460 words)

	USCCB - NAB - 1thessalonians - Introduction
		The first (1 Thes 1:2-3:13) is a set of three sections of thanksgiving connected by two apologiae (defenses) dealing, respectively, with the missionaries' previous conduct and their current concerns.
		Paul's thankful optimism regarding the Thessalonians' spiritual welfare is tempered by his insistence on their recognition of the selfless love shown by the missionaries.
		The second part of the letter (1 Thes 4:1-5:25) is specifically hortatory or parenetic.
	www.nccbuscc.org /nab/bible/1thessalonians/intro.htm (455 words)

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	1 Thessalonians - NRSV
		(1 Thessalonians 1) Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
		(1 Thessalonians 2) You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain, 2 but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition.
		(1 Thessalonians 4) Finally, brothers and sisters, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus that, as you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God (as, in fact, you are doing), you should do so more and more.
	www.devotions.net /bible/52-1thessalonians.htm (1659 words)

	Saint (St)Paul’s First Letter (Epistle) to the Thessalonians
		The occasion of the first letter was that Timothy had just arrived bringing the good news of the perseverance of the Thessalonians amidst persecution, of their goodwill towards Paul and their longing to see him again, and of certain questions about which they were troubled to do with the second coming.
		Paul had taught the Thessalonians that He Who had been raised from the dead according to his Gospel (2 Timothy 2.8 compare 1 Corinthians 15) was coming again as the heavenly Deliverer from coming judgment.
		Paul’s concern for the Thessalonians had been such that it had preyed on his mind, and in the end, at great sacrifice to himself, for it meant that he and Silas were then alone in Athens, he had sent Timothy to them.
	www.angelfire.com /ok/bibleteaching/1thessalonians.html (20230 words)

	1way2God.net - 1 Thess.
		Main themes: Encouragement to the Thessalonians to persevere in holy living, instruction on the nature of the end times and general instructions for living at peace with one another.
		Therefore 1 Thessalonians would most likely have been written soon after this, from Corinth - probably 50-52 AD - making it one of his earliest epistles.
		It is clear from his many words of encouragement and recorded prayers, that Paul wrote 1 Thessalonians in order to comfort his Thessalonian readers in the face of persecution (1:1-3:13).
	www.1way2god.net /1thessalonians.html (1086 words)

	Notes on 1Thessalonians
		(1) An example of proper Christian rejoicing, by which also we learn, that those who have great gifts in them, are in two ways governed: first, if they consider that they have received all from God, and second, that continuance must be desired at his hands.
		So that he desires to see the Thessalonians, that he may thoroughly perfect their faith and religion, that was as yet imperfect.
		(1) Various exhortations, the foundation of which is this, to be mindful of those things which they have heard from the apostle.
	www.reformed.org /documents/geneva/1thessalonians.html (3629 words)

	Jamieson, Faussett and Brown Bible Commentary
		Therefore he means their past conduct is an ensample to all believers now; of whom he specifies those "in Macedonia" because he had been there since the conversion of the Thessalonians, and had left Silvanus and Timotheus there; and those in "Achaia," because he was now at Corinth in Achaia.
		To wait for the Lord's coming is a sure characteristic of a true believer, and was prominent amidst the graces of the Thessalonians (1Co 1:7, 8).
		His coming is seldom called his return (Joh 14:3); because the two advents are regarded as different phases of the same coming; and the second coming shall have features altogether new connected with it, so that it will not be a mere repetition of the first, or a mere coming back again.
	eword.gospelcom.net /comments/1thessalonians/jfb/1thessalonians1.htm (1399 words)

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		Afterwards he went to Athens, where he heard that the converts in Thessalonica were under a severe persecution, ever since his departure; and lest they should lose their fortitude, he sent Timothy to strengthen and comfort them in their sufferings.
		Paul and Sylvanus and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians: in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ.
		1 Thessalonians Chapter 2 The sincerity of the apostle's preaching the gospel to them and of their receiving it.
	www.ewtn.com /library/SCRIPTUR/1THES.TXT (2108 words)

	Simple Bible Reading Guide - 1 Thessalonians
		Paul tried to strengthen the Thessalonians by reminding them of their original commitment to the Lord, how they had received his message "not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God at work within you who believe" (2:13).
		Paul sent Timothy to the Thessalonians to strengthen and encourage them lest any of them be shaken by their trials.
		Timothy returned with the good news that the Thessalonians were standing firm in their faith.
	presentationministries.com /brochures/bibleReadingGuide.asp?book=1+Thes (1338 words)

	1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 - First Sunday in Advent
		Of course, Paul's physical (geographical) separation anxiety is not the sum or the heart of the danger that he and his Thessalonians face because of persecution by their respective compatriots.
		Therefore, if the Thessalonians lacked faith it would mean a personal loss for Paul: he would lose them as compatriots in the Lord and all that Paul had striven for with them would have been in vain (3:5)-for nothing.
		The "good news" (3:6) that Timothy brought back to Paul revealed that his dear Thessalonians were so enriched in "faith and love" that they were freely exercising the same concern for Paul, (their "father in the faith"), that he had exercised for them.
	www.crossings.org /theology/theolo249.htm (1678 words)

	1 Thessalonians
		The epistle to the Thessalonians is certainly one of the most ancient Christian documents in existence.
		The letter to the Thessalonians is thought to have been written by Paul from Corinth a few months after founding a congregation there.
		(4) The use of the concept of imitation in 1 Thessalonians 2.14 is singular.
	www.earlychristianwritings.com /1thessalonians.html (798 words)

	1 Thessalonians
		1 Thessalonians: Introduction and Outline by Professor Barry D. Smith, Atlantic Baptist University, in Religious Studies 1023: The New Testament and Its Context.
		1 Thessalonians, John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament.
		1 Thessalonians, John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
	www.textweek.com /pauline/1thess.htm (377 words)

	Bible Query from 1 Thessalonians
		As 1 Timothy 3:15 shows, Paul understood well the concept of telling people to be on good behavior, because he is not saying when he will return.
		In the Bible, reasons for living an "expectant life" longing for his return are for strength, encouragement, and comfort (1 Thessalonians 5:18; 2 Thessalonians 2:15-17;) and to be vigilant to be blameless whenever Christ comes (1 Thessalonians 3:13; 5:23).
		However, 1 Thessalonians 5:22 does not cover us letting people see us doing good things (such as preaching the Gospel) because they mistakenly think this is evil.
	www.biblequery.org /1thess.htm (3318 words)

	Theological Hermeneutics and 1 Thessalonians - Cambridge University Press
		This book proposes a theological reading of 1 Thessalonians, making an important response to the increasing demand to relate Biblical scholarship more closely to theological concerns.
		Part II examines the history of interpretation of 1 Thessalonians focusing on the pre-Modern exegesis of Thomas Aquinas and John Calvin.
		Theological exegesis is practised as a dialogue with Paul, the canon and a plethora of theological voices to elucidate Paddison's central argument, that the astonishing subject-matter of 1 Thessalonians is God's all powerful hold over death.
	www.cup.cam.ac.uk /catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521849837 (266 words)

	1 Thessalonians 2: Echo
		Malherbe proposes that the statements in the discourse of 1 Thess.
		Paul's statement which is usually translated 'in the face of great opposition (agon)' is really a reference to 'the great contest (agon)' which is the arena in which he preaches the gospel.
		The discussion then leads to the conclusion that Paul's description of his ministry to the Thessalonians 'is strikingly similar to the picture sketched by Dio, both in what is said and in the way in which it is formulated' (p.
	www.religion.emory.edu /faculty/robbins/SRI/Examples/texts/paul/paul18.html (1030 words)

	1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
		A discussion of 1 Thessalonians 4:14 from the B-Greek Archives.
		TOUS in 1 Thess 4:14, from the B-Greek Archive.
		Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 1 Thessalonians 4:14, 16, 17.
	www.textweek.com /pauline/1thess4.htm (745 words)

	First Thessalonians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		The book of First Thessalonians is probably the first inspired book of the Apostle Paul.
		There are three factors that seen to indicate this: (1) there was a large number of Gentile converts there, (2) Paul engaged in some manual labor during this period (2 Thess.
		1) First, because in his suffering he reached the end of his own ability, and he was forced to really trust in God.
	fly.hiwaay.net /~wgann/walk_nt/1thessal.htm (1229 words)

	Today's Word: 2 Thessalonians 2:1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		In 1 Thessalonians Paul taught the Thessalonians that the Day of the Lord would come as "a thief in the night" (5:2).
		Paul shows that the Lord will not come until there first come three events: 1) a falling away of the church in apostasy, 2) the removal of the restrainer of the man of sin, and 3) the manifestation of the man of sin.
		Since the Thessalonians were experiencing persecution, they thought that Jesus' coming was near.
	word.crusade.org /word/word1465.html (715 words)

	1 Thessalonians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		From the Thessalonian correspondence, however, it would seem that Paul’s stay was more likely a few months and that the majority of Christian converts were Gentiles from the working class.
		Both Acts and 1 Thessalonians (2.2) indicate that Paul suffered some sort of harassment and had to leave Thessalonica abruptly.
		One of the things we need to keep in mind as we read 1 Thessalonians is that Paul is presenting himself in terms with which the Thessalonians would have been familiar.
	www.cord.edu /faculty/hoffman/1thess.htm (405 words)

	1 Thessalonians Part 1
		The study of First Thessalonians is one of growing up, leadership and coming to grips with just how we can live holy lives.
		Paul was there 3-5 weeks only and writes this about 1 year later.
		Paul would say of himself during this time: "His letters are weighty and strong, but his personal presence is unimpressive, and his speech contemptible", (2 Cor.
	www.calvarychapel.com /liberty/1thess1.htm (795 words)

	1 Thessalonians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		The letter begins with Paul encouraging the Thessalonians and expressing how excited he was for their good work (1 Thess.
		They were concerned for their loved ones who had died before Christ had come.
		To sum it up, the main reasons Paul wrote the Thessalonians was to commend them for their good work, to guide them away from the evil that was becoming evident, and address the concerns they had.
	courses.indwes.edu /bil102/book19.htm (507 words)

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		{2nd Thessalonians 2:11} And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: {2nd Thessalonians 2:12} That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
		{2nd Thessalonians 3:1} Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: {2nd Thessalonians 3:2} And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
		{2nd Thessalonians 3:12} Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
	www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/cmt/resources/bible/thessalonians2 (531 words)

	BibleGateway.com Passage Lookup: 1THES 1
		To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
		1 Thessalonians 1:1 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas
		1 Thessalonians 1:1 Some early manuscripts you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
	bible.gospelcom.net /cgi-bin/bible?passage=1THES+1&...&version=NIV (293 words)

	Today's Word: 1 Thessalonians 2:13 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		In describing how the gospel came to Thessalonica, Paul now shifts from the perspective of his team to that of the Thessalonians (2:13-16).
		The Thessalonians' attitude to God's Word made them one of the most outstanding churches in the first century.
		Clearly, one of Paul's major activities was the exercise of prayer and especially in the category of thanksgiving.
	word.crusade.org /word/word1222.html (363 words)

	1 Thessalonians 3 - Appointed to Affliction
		However, since Paul could not be with the Thessalonians himself he did the next best thing.
		These afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this: Paul wanted the Thessalonians to know that their time of present suffering was in God’s control.
		In the parable of the soils (Matthew 13:1-23) Jesus described the seed that withered under the heat of trials.
	www.enduringword.com /commentaries/5203.htm (2424 words)

	Notes on 1 Thessalonians - New Testament Survey REL 103 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		Paul probably wrote the first letter to the Thessalonians while he was at Athens, ca.
		The Epistle names Timothy and Silvanus as co-authors with Paul - Paul had sent Timothy back to Thessalonica to see how the Christians were doing, and Timothy had returned with news that they were confused about what happened to people who died before Christ returned at the end of time.
		I Thessalonians 1:4 - 2:20 : Paul's ministry and teaching at Thessalonica.
	www.drshirley.org /rel103/n13.html (330 words)

	USCCB - NAB - 1 Thessalonians 5
		The essential element he urges is our indestructible personal union in Christ's own life (see Romans 5:1-10).
		Rather, he looks to the wholeness of what may be called the supernatural and natural aspects of a person's service of God.
		[26] Kiss: the holy embrace (see Romans 16:16; 1 Cor 16:20; 2 Cor 13:12; 1 Peter 5:14) was a greeting of respect and affection, perhaps given during a liturgy at which Paul's letter would have been read.
	www.usccb.org /nab/bible/1thessalonians/1thessalonians5.htm (652 words)

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