Emmaus

“In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Thess. 1:8 NKJV). Judgment is the theme of this verse. It is the judgment which shall come when the Lord Jesus Christ returns to earth. This verse speaks of the crowd and character of judgment. Crowd for judgment – “Those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Two things are said about the crowd

“For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality” (1 Thess. 4:3 NKJV). The subject of our verse is the will of God. From it we want to note the awareness of the will of God and the abstinence in the will of God. Awareness of the will of God – “This is the will of God.” Note two things here about the will of God. First, the place of learning the will of God: We learn about the will of God from the Word of God. We will not lear

“For from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need to say anything” (1 Thess. 1:8 NKJV). Here in his introduction to the first epistle to the church at Thessalonica, the apostle Paul speaks very highly of the believers in this church. One of the things he commends is their witness. Thus, we want to note the conspicuousness of their witness, the continuousne

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage” (Gal. 5:1 NKJV). The liberty (freedom) mentioned here by the apostle Paul is freedom from Jewish rites and ceremonies, properly called the “yoke of bondage;” and also liberty from the power and guilt of sin, which nothing but the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ can take away. So, he gave them two commands – be faithful and be free Be faithful – “Stand