Thessalonians Part Three

References:

• 1 Th 4:1-12; 5:12-22; 2 Th 3:6-15

  • God’s will - θέλημα - (thel'-ay-mah) will, what one wishes or has determined shall be done

    • of the purpose of God to bless mankind through Christ

      • Connection to 1 Tim 2:4

    • of what God wishes to be done by us

      • commands, precepts

      • Lord’s Prayer - thy will be done on earth…

  • Holy and loving rather than unclean and lazy

    • ἁγιασμός (holiness) vs ἀκαθαρσία (uncleanness)

      • Compare the set apartness of holiness with the uncleanness of fruitlessness (see John 15:2)

      • Love (phileo & agape) is action while laziness is inaction within the community (koinonia)

    • ἄτακτος (lazy, disorderly, out of ranks)

      • Compare 1 Th 5:14 & 2 Th 3:6 with the example of the Roman officer in Luke 7