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What Does It Mean to Be a Saint? Colossians 1:1–2, Part 3
Every believer is someone who has already been made holy through his union with Christ by faith.
The Relational Authenticity and Wisdom of Paul: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 2
The apostle mentions his fellow ministers, in part, to show how important relational dynamics are in the exercise of Christian authority.
A Persecutor of Christians Was Made an Apostle: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 1
What we read in the apostles is not mere human wisdom, but wisdom taught by the Spirit.
How Would You Summarize 2 Thessalonians? 2 Thessalonians 3:16–18, Part 2
How might you summarize Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians? In this lab, Pastor John makes an attempt.
Peaceful Relations Are Precious, Not Ultimate: 2 Thessalonians 3:16–18, Part 1
Peace is precious. Peace is to be prized. But peace is not to be pursued at any cost.
How Long Are We Patient with the Idle? 2 Thessalonians 3:11–16, Part 3
The aim of holy ostracism is to cause shame in a fellow believer so that they might turn and walk in the light.
Five Implications of ‘Eat Your Own Bread’: 2 Thessalonians 3:11–16, Part 2
There are at least five significant implications from Paul’s command to the Thessalonian church to “eat your own bread.”
As New Creatures, Eat What You Earn: 2 Thessalonians 3:11–16, Part 1
God created mankind for good works. When he makes us new in Christ, his purpose remains the same.
Does ‘No Work, No Food’ Mean No Mercy? 2 Thessalonians 3:6–10, Part 3
When someone sins against us, Christians are not always called to turn the other cheek.
Why Did Paul Refuse Gifts of Food? 2 Thessalonians 3:6–10, Part 2
Pastors ought to be paid for their labors, but they should never give the impression that they labor for money.
Sometimes Ostracism Brings Reconciliation: 2 Thessalonians 3:6–10, Part 1
Christians must have a category for shaming other Christians so that they might repent and be reconciled.
Prayer as an Answer to Prayer: 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5, Part 5
Hearts that remain firm through trials don’t depend on their own strength, but hang on the steadfastness of Christ.
An Obedient Church Deals with Disobedience: 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5, Part 4
Disobedient churches deal lightly, if at all, with flagrant disobedience. Obedient churches consistently practice church discipline.
What Is the Faithfulness of God? 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5, Part 3
The deepest ground of God’s faithfulness, to his word and to his people, is his faithfulness to his own self.
God Is Decisive in Obedience — So Why Pray? 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5, Part 2
God works through prayer to establish and guard us in the faith. Prayer is the lifeline by which he holds us fast.
Offense and Defense in Prayer for the Word: 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5, Part 1
Prayer is an offensive weapon and a defensive weapon. Do you utilize it in both ways?
How Paul Prays Eternal Comfort into Heart Comfort: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 7
The apostle Paul wants Christians to subjectively experience the comfort that is already objectively ours in Christ.
Are Traditions Good or Bad? 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 6
The church ought to preserve traditions that evidence biblical fidelity — and discard those that elevate our ways over Scripture.
Stand! The Command. The Prayer. The Promise.: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 5
Christians stand firm by holding to the truth, depending on God in prayer, and hoping in his promise to keep us.
Called to Holiness, Called to Glory: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 4
God’s call to his people is not merely a call to salvation. God’s call is for us to share in his glory.
How Sanctification Confirms Saving Faith: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 3
Are we becoming more like Jesus by the power of the Spirit? If not, we have reason to question whether our faith is real.
God Won’t Leave Salvation to Chance: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 2
True salvation entails both faith in the truth and sanctification by the Spirit. God choosing us doesn’t render either irrelevant.
Chosen Before Creation for Salvation: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 1
The particular, electing love of God from before the foundation of the world is the reason why anyone becomes a Christian.
Why Does God Decree Carnage for the Church? 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 5
Scripture says that the church will face terrible pain and opposition at the end. Why would God allow his people to suffer?
God Is Not Absent in the Great Apostasy: 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 4
Satan’s efforts to lead people astray from the truth do not happen apart from God’s plan and design. And yet, many will fall away.
Saving Faith Involves Loving the Truth: 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 3
The alternative to belief in the gospel is not merely unbelief, but a deep love for unrighteousness which opposes truth.
The Lie All Satanic Power Serves: 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 2
Satan wants all of us to yawn at truth and salivate for sin. We must persistently resist him and cling to Christ.
Real Signs and Wonders Serving Unreality: 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 1
Signs and wonders can serve both truth and deception. We should trust what we see in the Bible above what we witness with our eyes.
Lawlessness Doomed by Truth and Beauty: 2 Thessalonians 2:6–8, Part 2
The man of lawlessness has an appointed time and an appointed end which Jesus will bring when he returns.
“Lawlessness” Can’t Come Until Its Appointed Time: 2 Thessalonians 2:6–8, Part 1
God sets the times and seasons. He has appointed a time for the man of lawlessness to appear. He is in full control.
The Man of Lawlessness Sits in the Temple: 2 Thessalonians 2:3–5, Part 4
What is the temple of God in which the man of lawlessness takes his seat? This lab explores two possible answers.
Who Is the Man of Lawlessness? 2 Thessalonians 2:3–5, Part 3
Lawlessness is the rejection of any authority. It exists in every sinful heart, and it will reach full expression in the man of lawlessness.
The Rebellion Must Come Before Christ Returns: 2 Thessalonians 2:3–5, Part 2
Rebellion and lawlessness characterize every age in a fallen world, but they will crescendo before the return of Christ.
Will Christ Return Seven Years After the Rapture? 2 Thessalonians 2:3–5, Part 1
The blessed hope for which we wait is not a secret rapture, but the terrible, awful, and glorious event of Christ’s return.
Don’t Lose Your Head About the Second Coming: 2 Thessalonians 2:1–2, Part 2
To avoid being influenced by false teachings about the second coming, the apostle Paul calls for careful thinking.
A Prophetic Distortion of the Second Coming: 2 Thessalonians 2:1–2, Part 1
What does it mean when the Bible says that Jesus will come “like a thief in the night”?
Christians Made Glorious for the Glory of Christ: 2 Thessalonians 1:12–12, Part 3
The glory of Christ shines through every resolve for good and work of faith because he empowers them according to his grace.
By God’s Grace, Through God’s Power, For God’s Glory: 2 Thessalonians 1:11–12, Part 2
Every good work in the Christian life is rooted in the grace of God, empowered by the person of God, and designed for the glory of God.
Praying the Purposes of God into Reality: 2 Thessalonians 1:11–12, Part 1
God ordains that his people are made worthy of his calling through the faithful prayers of his people.
The Joy of Marveling Glorifies Christ: 2 Thessalonians 1:9–10, Part 3
The goal of all creation and redemption is fulfilled when Christ is glorified in his saints and his saints marvel at his glory.
The Loss of All You Were Made For: 2 Thessalonians 1:9–10, Part 2
You were made to see the glory of God in Christ and to be with him forever. This is what the damned will lose.
The Punishment of Eternal Destruction: 2 Thessalonians 1:9–10, Part 1
God is glorious and God is just. These realities ought to guide our thinking about hell, not our limited ideas of what seems fair.
On Whom Will Vengeance Fall? 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 6
Those who do not know God are those who suppress the knowledge of him. So do you know him?
Mighty Angels, Flaming Fire, Holy Vengeance: 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 5
When Jesus returns, he will give relief to those who obey the gospel and wreak vengeance on those who do not.
The Revelation of Jesus from Heaven: 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 4
When Christ returns with his mighty angels, he will exercise full justice, repaying the afflicters with affliction and the afflicted with relief.
Justice for Tormentors, Relief for Tormented: 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 3
God’s work to provide relief for his afflicted people is not only a matter of his mercy, but of his justice.
God’s Kingdom: We Will Get in Because We Are In: 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 2
The mystery of the kingdom of God is that it’s already here and yet it’s still coming.
God’s Righteous Judgment on Christians Now: 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 1
God uses afflictions to transform his church and thus make her fit for the kingdom of heaven.
Let Your Heart Exult Vertically and Horizontally! 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 7
Witnessing growing faith and love should result in exultation to God and exultation to one another about God.
Why Do We Thank God for Our Faith? 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 6
Faith and love (and growth in each) are the gifts of God, and therefore it is fitting that we thank him for both.