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How Paul Prays Eternal Comfort into Heart Comfort: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 7
14 maart 2023
The apostle Paul wants Christians to subjectively experience the comfort that is already objectively ours in Christ.
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Are Traditions Good or Bad? 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 6
11 maart 2023
The church ought to preserve traditions that evidence biblical fidelity — and discard those that elevate our ways over Scripture.
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Stand! The Command. The Prayer. The Promise.: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 5
9 maart 2023
Christians stand firm by holding to the truth, depending on God in prayer, and hoping in his promise to keep us.
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Called to Holiness, Called to Glory: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 4
7 maart 2023
God’s call to his people is not merely a call to salvation. God’s call is for us to share in his glory.
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How Sanctification Confirms Saving Faith: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 3
4 maart 2023
Are we becoming more like Jesus by the power of the Spirit? If not, we have reason to question whether our faith is real.
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God Won’t Leave Salvation to Chance: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 2
2 maart 2023
True salvation entails both faith in the truth and sanctification by the Spirit. God choosing us doesn’t render either irrelevant.
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Chosen Before Creation for Salvation: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 1
28 februari 2023
The particular, electing love of God from before the foundation of the world is the reason why anyone becomes a Christian.
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Why Does God Decree Carnage for the Church? 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 5
25 februari 2023
Scripture says that the church will face terrible pain and opposition at the end. Why would God allow his people to suffer?
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God Is Not Absent in the Great Apostasy: 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 4
23 februari 2023
Satan’s efforts to lead people astray from the truth do not happen apart from God’s plan and design. And yet, many will fall away.
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Saving Faith Involves Loving the Truth: 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 3
21 februari 2023
The alternative to belief in the gospel is not merely unbelief, but a deep love for unrighteousness which opposes truth.
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The Lie All Satanic Power Serves: 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 2
18 februari 2023
Satan wants all of us to yawn at truth and salivate for sin. We must persistently resist him and cling to Christ.
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Real Signs and Wonders Serving Unreality: 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 1
16 februari 2023
Signs and wonders can serve both truth and deception. We should trust what we see in the Bible above what we witness with our eyes.
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Lawlessness Doomed by Truth and Beauty: 2 Thessalonians 2:6–8, Part 2
14 februari 2023
The man of lawlessness has an appointed time and an appointed end which Jesus will bring when he returns.
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“Lawlessness” Can’t Come Until Its Appointed Time: 2 Thessalonians 2:6–8, Part 1
11 februari 2023
God sets the times and seasons. He has appointed a time for the man of lawlessness to appear. He is in full control.
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The Man of Lawlessness Sits in the Temple: 2 Thessalonians 2:3–5, Part 4
9 februari 2023
What is the temple of God in which the man of lawlessness takes his seat? This lab explores two possible answers.
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Who Is the Man of Lawlessness? 2 Thessalonians 2:3–5, Part 3
7 februari 2023
Lawlessness is the rejection of any authority. It exists in every sinful heart, and it will reach full expression in the man of lawlessness.
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The Rebellion Must Come Before Christ Returns: 2 Thessalonians 2:3–5, Part 2
4 februari 2023
Rebellion and lawlessness characterize every age in a fallen world, but they will crescendo before the return of Christ.
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Will Christ Return Seven Years After the Rapture? 2 Thessalonians 2:3–5, Part 1
2 februari 2023
The blessed hope for which we wait is not a secret rapture, but the terrible, awful, and glorious event of Christ’s return.
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Don’t Lose Your Head About the Second Coming: 2 Thessalonians 2:1–2, Part 2
31 januari 2023
To avoid being influenced by false teachings about the second coming, the apostle Paul calls for careful thinking.
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A Prophetic Distortion of the Second Coming: 2 Thessalonians 2:1–2, Part 1
28 januari 2023
What does it mean when the Bible says that Jesus will come “like a thief in the night”?
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Christians Made Glorious for the Glory of Christ: 2 Thessalonians 1:12–12, Part 3
26 januari 2023
The glory of Christ shines through every resolve for good and work of faith because he empowers them according to his grace.
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By God’s Grace, Through God’s Power, For God’s Glory: 2 Thessalonians 1:11–12, Part 2
24 januari 2023
Every good work in the Christian life is rooted in the grace of God, empowered by the person of God, and designed for the glory of God.
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Praying the Purposes of God into Reality: 2 Thessalonians 1:11–12, Part 1
21 januari 2023
God ordains that his people are made worthy of his calling through the faithful prayers of his people.
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The Joy of Marveling Glorifies Christ: 2 Thessalonians 1:9–10, Part 3
19 januari 2023
The goal of all creation and redemption is fulfilled when Christ is glorified in his saints and his saints marvel at his glory.
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The Loss of All You Were Made For: 2 Thessalonians 1:9–10, Part 2
17 januari 2023
You were made to see the glory of God in Christ and to be with him forever. This is what the damned will lose.
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The Punishment of Eternal Destruction: 2 Thessalonians 1:9–10, Part 1
14 januari 2023
God is glorious and God is just. These realities ought to guide our thinking about hell, not our limited ideas of what seems fair.
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On Whom Will Vengeance Fall? 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 6
12 januari 2023
Those who do not know God are those who suppress the knowledge of him. So do you know him?
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Mighty Angels, Flaming Fire, Holy Vengeance: 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 5
10 januari 2023
When Jesus returns, he will give relief to those who obey the gospel and wreak vengeance on those who do not.
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The Revelation of Jesus from Heaven: 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 4
7 januari 2023
When Christ returns with his mighty angels, he will exercise full justice, repaying the afflicters with affliction and the afflicted with relief.
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Justice for Tormentors, Relief for Tormented: 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 3
5 januari 2023
God’s work to provide relief for his afflicted people is not only a matter of his mercy, but of his justice.
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God’s Kingdom: We Will Get in Because We Are In: 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 2
3 januari 2023
The mystery of the kingdom of God is that it’s already here and yet it’s still coming.
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God’s Righteous Judgment on Christians Now: 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 1
31 december 2022
God uses afflictions to transform his church and thus make her fit for the kingdom of heaven.
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Let Your Heart Exult Vertically and Horizontally! 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 7
29 december 2022
Witnessing growing faith and love should result in exultation to God and exultation to one another about God.
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Why Do We Thank God for Our Faith? 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 6
27 december 2022
Faith and love (and growth in each) are the gifts of God, and therefore it is fitting that we thank him for both.
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Mighty Grace Is More Than Pardon: 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 5
24 december 2022
God’s grace does more than secure our pardon; it empowers us to walk in the good works he has prepared for us to do.
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Why God as Father and Jesus as Lord? 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 4
22 december 2022
To be in God means to have all the immeasurably great benefits of his electing and keeping love.
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The Explosive Power of Translating ‘Church’: 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 3
20 december 2022
The church is not the building Christians worship in. It is the people whom God has called to himself through the Lord Jesus Christ.
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A Church Founded in the Fire: 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 2
17 december 2022
We have much of our New Testament because of Paul’s relational, spiritual, and theological vigilance on behalf of the churches he planted.
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Did Three People Write This Letter? 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 1
15 december 2022
The New Testament does not convey the mere opinions of men but the very words the risen Christ wanted his church to hear.
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An Overview of 1 Thessalonians: 1 Thessalonians 1:1–5:28
13 december 2022
First Thessalonians is a letter that affirms the election of the saints and calls them to live holy lives as they anticipate the longed-for return of Christ.
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The Danger of Skipping 1 Thessalonians: 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 6
10 december 2022
The apostle Paul made himself clear that the entire church needed to read this letter.
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Should We Still Give a Holy Kiss? 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 5
8 december 2022
The command to greet one another with a holy kiss is a call to grow in expressions of true, holy, familial affection in the church.
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What Can We Pray for the Church? 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 4
6 december 2022
The prayers of ordinary Christians are the means God uses to cause his word to run and be exalted in the world.
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All the Called Are Kept: 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 3
3 december 2022
What is the connection between God’s effectual calling of believers and his constant keeping of believers? His faithfulness.
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How Are We Kept Blameless for the Day of Christ? 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 2
1 december 2022
By faith we are reconciled to God, and by faith we pursue the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
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Sanctified in Spirit, Soul, and Body: 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 1
29 november 2022
Paul sometimes describes humans as body and soul, sometimes as body, soul, and spirit. What does man consist of?
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How We Quench the Spirit: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 11
26 november 2022
One way to quench the Spirit is to have a cynical attitude towards spiritual gifts that he gives to the church.
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Always Joyful and Thankful — Really? 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 10
24 november 2022
While it may seem that sorrow and joy are exclusive, there is a pervasive joy and a pervasive thankfulness that is available in every circumstance.
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Always Joyful, Prayerful, Thankful, and Good: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 9
22 november 2022
How can Christians always rejoice, give thanks, pray, and do good towards others? By resting in God’s goodness towards them in Christ.
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How to Not Return Evil for Evil: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 8
19 november 2022
The strength to do good towards all, even our enemies, comes from an unshakeable hope in the reward God has promised.