“ Knowing, brethren beloved,a your election of God. ”
Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God - The margin here reads, “beloved of God, your election.” The difference depends merely on the pointing, and that which would require the marginal...
Knowing, brethren beloved, your (a) election of God. (a) Literally, "that your election is of God".
Thanksgiving for the Past. As in all his epistles except Gal., Paul commences with a paragraph of congratulation, singling out for special praise the work of faith, the labour of love, and the pati...
Knowing . App-132. beloved . App-135. election . Greek. ekloge. See Acts 9:15 .
4 Knowing, brethren beloved. The participle knowing may apply to Paul as well as to the Thessalonians. Erasmus refers it to the Thessalonians. I prefer to follow Chrysostom, who understand...
DISCOURSE: 2191 TRUE PIETY DESCRIBED 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4 . We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and l...
Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. Knowing your election of God - Being assured, from the doctrine which I have delivered to you, and which God has confirmed by various miracles, and gi...
Knowing, brethren beloved, &c.— This Epistle being, as we have observed, directed principally to converted Gentiles, who were once idolaters, the design of these verses is very evident, if we r...
Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. Knowing - as we know. The three participles ( 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4 ) give the time, manner, and reason for 'giving thanks' ( 1 Thessalonians...
Salutation and Thanksgiving 1. Salutation. For Silvanus (Silas) see Acts 15:22 ; Acts 16:20 ; Acts 16:37 ; Acts 16:38 . Timothy was one of St. Paul's most constant companions ( Acts 16:1 ; Ro...
“The reason why the sight delights us is because it proves that God loves you, and has set His heart upon you.” Beloved. — The proper translation is, knowing brethren who have been so beloved of...
Chapter 2 THE THANKSGIVING. 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4 (R.V.) THE salutation in St. Paul's epistles is regularly followed by the thanksgiving. Once only, in the Epistle to the Galatians, is it omit...
Imitators and Examples 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 This chapter abounds in thanksgiving; and the Apostle recites the many beautiful and hopeful traits of character and behavior by which the members...
This letter was intended as a message of comfort and instruction to those who were in the midst of persecution. In writing, the apostle associated himself with Silas and Timothy. He commenced by refe...
(4) Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. (5) For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men...
Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. Which intends not an election to an office, for this epistle is written not to the officers of the church only, but to the whole church; nor to the...
Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. Ver. 4. Knowing, brethren beloved of God ] Knowing it by the judgment of charity, not of infallibility. He that believeth hath the witness in hims...
We give thanks , &c. From hence to 1 Thessalonians 3:13 , we have the chief object of this epistle, which was to comfort, strengthen, and establish the Christians at Thessalonica, and induce th...
Only in the two epistles to the Thessalonians does Paul include the names of his two co-workers, Silas and Timothy, in his addressing them. Also only in these does he refrain from designating himself...
Thanksgiving to God. A. D. 51. 2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of...
Another ground of his thanksgiving for them. By the manner of their receiving the gospel, and the evident operation of the graces of God's Spirit, the apostle knew their election of God. We cannot kn...
‘We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patient endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Ch...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Thessalonians 1:3 . Work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope. —The famous three sister-graces familiar to us from St. Paul’s other letters. As Ben...
1 Thessalonians 1:4-6 I. The Apostle shows in these verses on what grounds his knowledge rested his conviction of the Thessalonians' election the fact and mode of their being chosen for privilege...
1 Thessalonians 1:1 . Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Fat...
1 Thessalonians 1:1 . Paul and Silvanus. The latter is so denominated in other passages of scripture, that being the name by which he was known to the gentiles. 2 Corinthians 1:19 ; 2 Thessaloni...
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers Ministerial thanksgiving I. Is expansive in its character. It is our duty to be grateful for personal benefits, b...
EXPOSITION CONTENTS .—Paul, after the address and salutation, testifies that he renders constant thanks to God for the Thessalonians, calling to remembrance their faith, love, and hope, being a...
Introduction and Thanksgiving.
1 Peter 1:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:3 ; 2 Peter 1:10 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:13 ; 2 Timothy 1:10 ; 2 Timothy 1:9 ; Colossians 3:12 ; Ephesians 1:4 ; Ephesians 2:4 ; Ephesians 2:5 ; Philippians 1:6...
The Model Church 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 INTRODUCTORY WORDS On this earth we may expect to find no church model in all things. Even the Twelve had a traitor, and yet they were nourished and tau...
Knowing your election — Which is through faith, by these plain proofs.