Dear Friends, We will not be posting any new verses for the next two to three weeks. We will resume this ministry around August 1, 2012. In God's service, for His glory, Will
1 Thessalonians 4:6 – Avoid The Avenger
that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified. Truth to Learn Don’t deceive, either in business or in marriage. Behind the Words The word translated “take advantage” is...
1 Thessalonians 4:5 – Uncontrolled Desires?
not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; Truth to Learn Uncontrolled passion is bad for a marriage and Christian faith. Behind the Words The word translated “passion” is pathos, which is derived from the verb paschō, meaning “to suffer.” In general usage it refers...
1 Thessalonians 4:4 – Sacred and Honorable
that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, Truth to Learn Sex within a marriage is undefiled, sacred, and honorable. Behind the Words Eidō it the Greek word translated “know.” We have pointed out previously that this word literally means “to see...
1 Thessalonians 4:3 – It’s Very Clear
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; Truth to Learn Christians are to avoid all sexual impurity. Behind the Words “Will” is translated from the Greek noun thelēma, which is one of two Greek words translated “will.” The other word is...
1 Thessalonians 4:2 – God, our Father
for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus. Truth to Learn Christians are God’s children, not just His subjects. Behind the Words “You know” is translated from the verb eido, which means “to see with perception.” As in English, this verb can refer to visibly seeing...