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THE EXAMPLE OF THE THESSALONIANS
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1
Greetings
-
in
God -
of
God
2,3
memory of you
-
your work of faith
-
your labor of love
-
your patience of hope
4-5
your election
6,7 imitators
of us
8-10
your
faith in God
has spread
-
turning from idols to God
-
waiting for his son from heaven
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…waiting
for his Son from heaven. |
THE MINISTRY OF PAUL IN THESSALONICA
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1-12
our visit
to you was not
a waste
-
our
exhortation
-
we never used...
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we were gentle among you, like a nurse
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our labor
and toil...as
a father with his children
13-16
you received
the word of God as the word of God
-imitators
of the churches of God...
who suffered
17-20
we hope to see you
-
our glory and joy...before
our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming
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…before our
Lord Jesus Christ at his return. |
THE VISIT AND REPORT OF TIMOTHY
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1-4
to
confirm
and exhort you in your faith
5
to get a report of your faith
6-8
good news of your faith
-
encouraged by you because of your faith
9-13 complete
what is lacking in your faith
-
fortify your hearts
unblamable in holiness before God our Father
and at the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ accompanied by his
holy saints
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…at
the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ…
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THE LIFE THAT PLEASES GOD
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1,2
as you should behave
-
please God
-
increase more and more
3-8 lust
9,10
brotherly
love
11,12 tranquil
and occupied with your own business
13-18
those who
'sleep'
-
the Lord...will come down from heaven
-
the dead in Christ will rise first
-
then
we who are alive
- encourage
each other
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The Lord will come down from heaven… |
THE
TIMES AND SEASONS
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1-11
The day
of the Lord...as
a thief
- destruction
for those who say:
"Peace
and safety."
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we of the day
- sober
-
clothed with the breastplate of faith and love and the helmet of
the hope of
salvation
12-22 exhortations
23-28
spirit,
soul and body,
guarded
for the arrival of our Lord
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…for
the arrival of our Lord. |
