The life in God is evident

We are called to be in God and in Lord, not only as individuals but as a body of believers, the church of Jesus Christ, all together. Therefore, the life to which we are called must be developed not only for my own growth but also for the growth of the church. How does the phrase "in God and in the Lord" is manifest in the life of the church? How do I contribute so that the body is in God?

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1:1 NA28/ESV

1 Thessalonians 1:1

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esv

Senders

Παῦλος

Paul,

καὶ Σιλουανὸς

Silvanus,

καὶ Τιμόθεος

and Timothy,

Addressees

τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ

To the church

Θεσσαλονικέων

of the Thessalonians

Epexegetical

ἐν θεῷ

in God

Context

πατρὶ

the Father

Explanation

καὶ κυρίῳ

and the Lord

Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ,

Jesus Christ:

Content

χάρις ...

Grace ...

καὶ εἰρήνη.

and peace.

ὑμῖν

to you

Destination

Παῦλος καὶ Σιλουανὸς καὶ Τιμόθεος τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ Θεσσαλονικέων ἐν θεῷ πατρὶ καὶ κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ, χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη.

Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ πάντων ὑμῶν μνείαν ποιούμενοι ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν ἡμῶν, ἀδιαλείπτως

μνημονεύοντες ὑμῶν τοῦ ἔργου τῆς πίστεως καὶ τοῦ κόπου τῆς ἀγάπης καὶ τῆς ὑπομονῆς τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ πατρὸς ἡμῶν,

εἰδότες, ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ [τοῦ] θεοῦ, τὴν ἐκλογὴν ὑμῶν,

ὅτι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐγενήθη εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν λόγῳ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν δυνάμει καὶ ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ [ἐν] πληροφορίᾳ πολλῇ, καθὼς οἴδατε οἷοι ἐγενήθημεν [ἐν] ὑμῖν διʼ ὑμᾶς.

Καὶ ὑμεῖς μιμηταὶ ἡμῶν ἐγενήθητε καὶ τοῦ κυρίου, δεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον ἐν θλίψει πολλῇ μετὰ χαρᾶς πνεύματος ἁγίου,

ὥστε γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς τύπον πᾶσιν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἀχαΐᾳ.

ἀφʼ ὑμῶν γὰρ ἐξήχηται ὁ λόγος τοῦ κυρίου οὐ μόνον ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ καὶ [ἐν τῇ] Ἀχαΐᾳ, ἀλλʼ ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν ἡ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ἐξελήλυθεν, ὥστε μὴ χρείαν ἔχειν ἡμᾶς λαλεῖν τι.

αὐτοὶ γὰρ περὶ ἡμῶν ἀπαγγέλλουσιν ὁποίαν εἴσοδον ἔσχομεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ πῶς ἐπεστρέψατε πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων δουλεύειν θεῷ ζῶντι καὶ ἀληθινῷ

καὶ ἀναμένειν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ [τῶν] νεκρῶν, Ἰησοῦν τὸν ῥυόμενον ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς ὀργῆς τῆς ἐρχομένης.

phrasing

1:2-10 Notes

What others remember about you? The thessalonians were remembered for their work of faith, for their labor of love and for their steadfastness of hope. Their work of faith was not a decision they had taken to trust God or His existence, but it was the trust in God's purpose that impelled them to obey, it was the living faith, which not only saves but also sanctifies and produces fruit, evidence of a creature born again and in the process of becoming more like Christ. In other words, this faith was not passive, it was a gift from God so that tey could be active in His kingdom. When I read the words "labor of love", I can not think that it refers only to a verbal profession of love for God. Instead, this causes to think that it's about a transformed life that loves God clearly, and also loves His children in ways that can not be denied. And despite the difficulties, they were a congregation that persevered, they kept going, motivated by the promises and the unwavering faithfulness of God. All these things lived before God, not in order to be seen by men. Considering this first chapter, they were certainly an exemplary congregation, not only for the churches of that time but also for us today. A church that could experience the joy in the midst of afflictions. A church whose trust in the Lord was indisputable. And, although it was not a perfect church, a church that embraced God's purpose of bringing them to the stature of the perfect man. Let's love God above all things. Let`s love His church. There are many other things that could be said from this passage, but this is what most caught my attention.

1:2-10 ESV

1 Thessalonians 1:2-10

We [Paul, Silvanus and Timothy] give thanks ... always

to God

for all

Reference

of you,

constantly mentioning you

Manner

in our prayers,

remembering ... your work

Ground #1

of faith

Producer

and labor

of love

and steadfastness

of hope

in our Lord

Objective

Jesus Christ.

before our God

Locative

and Father

For we know, brothers

Ground #2

loved

by God,

Agency

that he has chosen you,

because our gospel came

Ground #1

to you

not only in word,

Manner #1

but also in power

Manner #2-4

and in the Holy Spirit

and with full conviction.

[As] You know

what kind of men we proved to be

among you

for your sake.

Advantage

And [because] you became imitators

Ground #2

of us

and of the Lord,

for you received the word

Ground

in much affliction,

Manner #1

with the joy

Manner #2

of the Holy Spirit,

Source

so that you became an example

Result

to all the believers

in Macedonia

and in Achaia.

For not only has the word ... sounded forth

of the Lord

Possessive

from you

in Macedonia

and Achaia,

but your faith ... has gone forth everywhere,

in God

so that we need not say anything.

For they themselves report

concerning us

the kind of reception we had

Content #1

among you,

and how you turned

Content #2

to God

Direction

from idols

Separation

to serve the living

Purpose #1

and true God,

and to wait for his Son

Purpose #2

from heaven,

whom he raised

from the dead,

Jesus

who delivers us

from the wrath

to come.

Genitive phrase in the Greek

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