1-2 Thessalonians
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Published: Jul 12, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781498286534
Description: In the First Century, the Thessalonian church grieved deaths in their community, endured harsh persecution, and struggled with questions about the future. Paul offered them the comforts and reassurances of hope in the Messiah Jesus. But he offered far more than wishful thinking or pie-in-the-sky comfort. Paul's emphasis on hope in the Messiah Jesus involved capturing a vision of God's redeemed and just future in order to see and live faithfully today. Paul did not believe in a passive hope, but an active hope where, if the Day of the Messiah is a beacon, believers set their course and diligently move towards it. That diligence is especially captured by love for Christian brothers and sisters, commitment to honest and productive work, and obedience to the truth and the gospel of the Lord Messiah Jesus.
Notes: Source title: 1-2 Thessalonians (New Covenant Commentary Series)