Chapter 5

1 Thessalonians: Chapters -1- -2- -3- -4- -5-

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5:1 Now, concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you have no need for me to write to you. 2 For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they might say, “Peace and safety,” then suddenly ruin comes upon them, as if having labor pains in the womb; and none shall escape. 4 You, however, brothers and sisters, are not inside of darkness, that the day should seize hold of you like a thief. 5 For you are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not sons of night or of darkness. 6 So then, we should not sleep as the others, but we should watch and be sober. 7 For those sleeping, sleep by night; and those becoming drunk, get drunk by night. 8 We, however, being of the day, should be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love and the helmet of the hope of salvation. • 9 For God has not placed us into angry opposition, but into possessing salvation through our Lord, Jesus Christ, 10 the One having died all around and concerning us [j], so that whether we might watch or sleep, we live always together with Him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and construct one another [into God’s house] [k], just as you are also doing.

12 • We implore you, however, brothers and sisters, to be aware of those laboring among you and giving attention to you inside of the Lord, and admonishing you, 13 and to esteem them hyper-abundantly inside of love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. 14 We exhort you now, brothers and sisters, to admonish the disorderly, encourage the faint-hearted, help the weak, be patient toward all. 15 See that no one repays evil against evil to anyone, but always pursue the good into one another and into all. • 16 Rejoice always. 17 Pray incessantly. 18 Give thanks inside of everything; for this is God’s desire inside of Christ Jesus entering into you. 19 Do not quench or suppress the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies. 21 Prove all things; take possession of the good.

• 23 Now the God of peace Himself makes you fully and completely devoted, your spirit and soul and body are entirely blameless, kept and watched over, inside of the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The One calling and summoning you is faithful, who also does this. 25 Brothers and sisters, pray for us. 26 Greet the brothers and sisters with pure expressions of love. 27 I charge you by the Lord to read this letter to all the brothers and sisters. 28 The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, be with you. Let it be so – it is so.

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Gospel Comments	Notes
• Speak Christ: To rejoice always is to live at the right hand of God, inside of His presence (see Psalm 16:11). To pray incessantly is to acknowledge God with us, God arising every moment. To give thanks inside of everything is to place ourselves with God in all. Not to quench the Spirit is to allow God always to flow through us to others. Not to despise prophecies is to receive God flowing through others to us. To take possession of the good is to take possession of God. These are Gospel commandments, and they very much include the words that we speak. Yet they also first assume God with us. • Ruling Verse 6: Our Salvation is found only inside of God. We take our sin and our shame straight into God, even with joy and thankfulness. God alone keeps us and makes us devoted to Himself. Every part of our humanity is pure, for the Jesus who carries us into God every moment is faithful.	j. The Greek word peri means to go all the way around, as in perimeter. I like to give the full sense of the prepositions, because it makes God’s meaning much more clear. k. The Greek word typically translated “edify” or “build up” references not an improvement of the human, but rather the acknowledgment of God with us. God with us is Salvation; we are His dwelling place. Thus any “building up” has meaning only in terms of creating an environment of faith wherein God Himself dwells as Love.

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• Speak Christ: To rejoice always is to live at the right hand of God, inside of His presence (see Psalm 16:11). To pray incessantly is to acknowledge God with us, God arising every moment. To give thanks inside of everything is to place ourselves with God in all. Not to quench the Spirit is to allow God always to flow through us to others. Not to despise prophecies is to receive God flowing through others to us. To take possession of the good is to take possession of God. These are Gospel commandments, and they very much include the words that we speak. Yet they also first assume God with us.

• Ruling Verse 6: Our Salvation is found only inside of God. We take our sin and our shame straight into God, even with joy and thankfulness. God alone keeps us and makes us devoted to Himself. Every part of our humanity is pure, for the Jesus who carries us into God every moment is faithful.

j. The Greek word peri means to go all the way around, as in perimeter. I like to give the full sense of the prepositions, because it makes God’s meaning much more clear.

k. The Greek word typically translated “edify” or “build up” references not an improvement of the human, but rather the acknowledgment of God with us. God with us is Salvation; we are His dwelling place. Thus any “building up” has meaning only in terms of creating an environment of faith wherein God Himself dwells as Love.