Submitted by Sharon Kim, Gracepoint Berkeley 2 Thessalonians 3 7For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, 8nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not [...]
2 Thessalonians 3 Commentary
vv.1-5 “Paul left the eschatological teachings of chapter 2 and moved on to instructions for daily living. He began by asking the Thessalonians to pray for us. This request for himself, Timothy, and Silas shows the human side of these three great men. Like everyone else, they depended on the prayers of others to carry [...]
2 Thessalonians 2 Devotion Sharing
Submitted by Lauren Kwon, Gracepoint Berkeley Satan is often depicted as the great deceiver, and particularly in the last days, he will be actively at work in steering people away from the truth of the Gospel through all sorts of counterfeit means. What examples of counterfeit expectations are prevalent in today’s society that steer people [...]
2 Thessalonians 2 Commentary
vv.1-12 A subject that Paul felt no need to write about in the first letter — when the Day of the Lord would occur (1 Thess. 5:1) — he does write about in the second letter. He does so because at least some members of the Thessalonians congregation had become persuaded that the Day had [...]
Devotion Time: July 26 – August 1, 2010
Here is the recommended personal devotions schedule. Monday to Thursday For each weekday, from Monday to Thursday, – Read the assigned text several times – Do Inductive Bible Study using the questions and prompts provided in the downloadable packet – Personal Reflection based on the questions in the packet. Friday to Sunday Read the assigned Old [...]
2 Thessalonians 1 Devotion Sharing
Submitted by Kevin Lai, Gracepoint Hsinchu Reflect on the fact that “God is just.” How should this reality affect the way I deal with suffering, persecution, trouble, etc? Many times, when people face suffering or difficulties, their initial response is whether God is there or why is He allowing this to happen. However, as seen [...]
2 Thessalonians 1 Commentary
vv.3-4: “The Thessalonians’ growth in faith and love (cf. 1 Thess. 1:3) was taking place under the most adverse conditions: the continuing experience of ‘persecutions’ (diogmois; cf. Acts 8:1; Rom. 8:35; 2 Cor. 12:10) and ‘afflictions’ (thlipsesin, NIV ‘trials’; cf. 2 Thess. 1:6; also 1 Thess. 1:6; 3:3, 7). The church’s circumstances do not appear [...]
Devotion Time: July 19 – July 25, 2010
Here is the recommended personal devotions schedule. Monday to Thursday For each weekday, from Monday to Thursday, – Read the assigned text several times – Do Inductive Bible Study using the questions and prompts provided in the downloadable packet – Personal Reflection based on the questions in the packet. Friday to Sunday Read the assigned Old [...]