"The Will of God"
1Thessalonians
OUTLINE
Salutation (1:1)
Personal Thanksgiving (1:2-3)
- WORK of FAITH (1:4-3:10)
- LABOR of LOVE (3:11-4:12)
- ENDURANCE of HOPE (4:13-5:11)
Personal Exhortations (5:12-22)
Benediction (5:23-24)
Greeting (5:25-28)
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Personal Exhortations (5:12-22)
RESPECT & PEACE (5:12-13)
REPROOF & PATIENCE (5:14-15)
REJOICING & PRAYER (5:16-18)
REVERENCE & PROPHECY (5:19-22)
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APPENDIX: The Will of God
In the New Testament
- Salvation; 2Peter 3:9
- Security & Resurrection; John 6:39-40
- Transformation; Romans 12:1-2
- Sanctification; 1Thessalonians 4:3
- Submission; 1Peter 2:13-15
- Wisdom & Understanding; Colossians 1:9-10
- Thankfulness; 1Thessalonians 5:18
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APPENDIX: Prophets and Prophecy in the NT
Named in Luke 2:36-38:
- ANNA
Named in Acts 11:27-28:
- AGABUS (Acts 21:10-11)
Named in Acts 15:32:
- JUDAS (BARSABAS)
- SILAS
Named in Acts 13:1:
- BARNABAS
- SYMEON (called Niger)
- LUCIUS (of Cyrene)
- MANEAN
Unnamed:
“Some” from Jerusalem (Acts 11:27)
“Four virgin daughters” of Philip (Acts 21:9)
The Predictive Function
- Anna (Luke 2:38)
- Agabus (Acts 11:27-28; 21:10-11)
- By the Spirit (Acts 11:28; 21:11)
The Proclamation Function
- Exhortation (Acts 15:32; 1Corinthians 14:3, 31)
- Edification and Consolation (1Corinthians 14:3)
- Conviction (1Corinthians 14:24-25)
- Revelation (1Corinthians 14:26, 30)
The Checks and Balances
- Evaluation by Others (1Corinthians 14:29)
- Consistent with the Gospel (1Corinthains 14:37-38)
- Limitation of Two or Three (1Corinthians 14:29)
- One-by-One in turn (1Corinthians 14:31)
- Self-Controlled (1Corinthians 14:32)
- Peacefully and Orderly (1Corinthians 14:30, 40)
The Examination
- The same place that says: “Do not quench the Spirit; do not despise prophetic utterances.” (1Thessalonians 5:19–20)
- Is followed by: “But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good” (1Thessalonians 5:21)