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Empowered by God, we proclaimed the gospel to you amidst much conflict.

  Empowered by God, we proclaimed the gospel to you amidst much conflict.   1 Thessalonians 2:1 – 2: "For you yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not in vain. But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi — as you know — we had the boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict." The phrase "empowered by God... amidst conflict" differs slightly from the original Greek text. It reads *tou theou en pollo ag ō ni* ( το ῦ θεο ῦ ἐ ν πολλ ῷ ἀ γ ῶ νι ), which translates to "with much divine guidance" (or "divine leading"). It was under this guidance that the gospel was proclaimed. 1 Thessalonians 2:3 – 4: "For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive. But just as we have been approved (*dedokimasmetha*) by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests (*dokimazonti*) o...
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How you wait for the Son to descend from heaven

  How you wait for the Son to descend from heaven   1 Thessalonians 1:1 – 5: "Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience (*hypomone*) of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, knowing, beloved (*agapemenoi*) brethren, your election by God. For our gospel did not come to you in word (*en logo*) only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance (*plerophoria*), as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake." The church in Thessalonica possessed a stronger faith than many other churches. To be "in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" signifies becoming one with God within Christ. The term *proseuch ō n* ( προσευχ ῶ ν ) refers to contemplative prayer — a sta...
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(5) Obtaining resurrection life is the core of salvation.

  (5) Obtaining resurrection life is the core of salvation.   Resurrection life plays the role of reviving the spirit that had died, and the body that the spirit puts on from heaven is called the resurrected body. Although Paul explains resurrection in detail in 1 Corinthians 15, believers insist on seeking the resurrected body from their dead physical bodies. Although the Bible states that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God, people still wait for their bodies to come back to life. There are even people who freeze themselves after death, expecting to be revived someday when science advances. Problems sometimes arise when implementing systems. We improve systems and progress for a better future, but sometimes there are instances where things actually go backward. In such cases, the previous system seems better. Therefore, people resurrect the previous system. The term "resurrection" is exactly like this.   Before being born as a human, people bel...
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Everything written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.

  Everything written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.    Luke 24:44 – 53: "Then He said to them, 'These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you — that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.' And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. Then He said to them, 'Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of these things. Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.'" After His resurrection, while walking along the road and conversing with two of His disciples — as recorded in Luke 24:27 — Jesus "...
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