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Ep 091 (S5E9) Thessalonians Part Three: Doing God's Will
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John
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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…
- of the purpose of God to bless mankind through Christ
- 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
- ἁγιασμός (holiness) vs ἀκαθαρσία (uncleanness)
- God’s will - θέλημα - (thel'-ay-mah) will, what one wishes or has determined shall be done