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Greeting

1 Paul, aSilvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the bThessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace1 from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  

Their Good Example

2 aWe give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,  
3 remembering without ceasing ayour work of faith, blabor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,  
4 knowing, beloved brethren, ayour election by God.  
5 For aour gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, band in the Holy Spirit cand in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.  
6 And ayou became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, bwith joy of the Holy Spirit,  
7 so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe.
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1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

First, notice that the "eternal trinity of virtues" is mentioned here: faith, hope, and love. Second, notice that the word endurance (translated in the King James as "patience") should be translated either as "endurance" or "perseverance." Third, the grammatical structure of the sentence in the Greek makes Jesus the object of our faith, hope, and love—not the promises.

The Person of Christ is the object of our faith, hope, and love. In other words, our faith, our trust, is in Jesus. Our love is because of Him and toward Him, and we persevere in hope toward Him. All of these spiritual qualities exist in us and are profitable for us because of a Person.

This is an important distinction. Our relationship is with a Being, not a book, not words on the page—a Person. We can have enduring hope, not only because of what He has done in the past when He died for our sins as our Savior, but because of what He is doing in the present as our High Priest—and what He will do in the future because of His promises and His character.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Perseverance and Hope

Related Topics: Endurance | Enduring Hope | Faith, Hope , and Love | Jesus Christ as High Priest | Patience | Perseverance | Relationship with Christ



1 Thessalonians 1:2

Through the apostle Paul's example, we see that it is our duty to be thankful for each other on a constant basis. It is difficult to be upset with someone while at the same time thanking God that he is our brother in Christ.

Spurred by outgoing concern for others, we can be thankful for the faith of Christ exhibited in them, their conversion, the true love they show through obedience to His Word, the earnest care or zeal exhibited by them for the brethren and God's work. The list is endless (II Corinthians 9:11).

Martin G. Collins
Thankfulness


 
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