In the year AD 50-51, Paul wrote these Epistle to the Thessalonica
1:1, Grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:5, “For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Ghost…”
Gospel is God’s given message, it has power. And with Holy Spirit, the Gospel can change the listeners.
1:6, in much afflictions, they rejoiced, this is the work of the Holy Spirit. There were persecutions for the believers, but they were comforted. “There are hatred because of Christ…” (Luke 6:22-23)
1:9, one thing is that they had turned away from the idols to serve the living and true God.
2:1-12, Paul given the pastor’s handbook, how to be a effective pastor, how about a theologian ?
1.verse 2, preach Christ, the Gospel.
2.verse 3-4, with right motive
3.verse 5-6, no greed, not for the praise from man.
4.verse 7-8, gentle, caring, loving.
5.verse 9, and hardworking.
6.verse 10, holy, righteous and blameless.
The theologians who are teaching the VPP, why they are not gentle in their teaching ? In attacking the brothers who are reading and preaching Christ with the CUV ? They are preaching what ? A “underlying perfect bible,” are they looking praises from man, or the praises from Dean Burgan ? I called their perfect TR as the “under table perfect text,” let put on the table ! Show me the perfect text !
Are they blameless in VPP ?
2:15, The Jew who kept and read the Bible, the Old Testament, they had killed the Lord Jesus Christ and their own prophets, and persecuted the believers. “eis telos !” wrath has came upon us to the uttermost.
Do we the keeper of the Bible, not a brother keeper ?
Do we kept pure the text, but we will not keep our brothers ? Kept pure for all ages, keep our brothers !
Paul wants us refrained from revenge, in enjoying the new life, we are to love our enemies, let God deal with the enemies. (Rom 12:19) Let us preach Christ, not ourselves.
2:17, Satan hindered us. The evil power is trying to hinder us from,
1.preaching Christ, spreading the gospel.
2.and tempting us to turn away from the truth,
3.and entangle us in sins.
What is the force working behind the VPP ? Is VPP a hindrance in preaching Christ ? Is VPP promoting the Gospel or not ? Is VPP turn us away from the truth ? Or bring us nearer to the truth ? Or VPP brings us more confusions among ourselves ? It seems that VPP is bringing us more troubles and confusions than edifications, more slanders than the encouragements.
This blog is my personal opinion...you may not accept my view, this blog is not a dogma...it is a private view only. This blog is not from God, it is writen by a man, please understand this.
3:2, but Paul sent Timothy to establish and encourage them concerning their faith. Timothy must not argue or quarrels about words ! Even though the believers are called and appointed to suffer. (Matthew 4:17, John 16:33, Acts 14:22, 2 Tim 3:12, and 1 Peter 4:12). Do not quarrel about words. Not even for texts....
3:3, Paul wanted not one should be shaken by afflictions. For me, VPP is a affliction. I must not be shaken ! And I had not own this battle yet.
3:4, the tempter had tempted them ! Paul wanted them to aware of the tempter ! Paul said we should not afraid of him (Ephesians 6:16)
3:6, we must have faith and love ! More faith in God, and more love toward man, (.....the brothers in BP.)
3:7, stand fast in the Lord.
3:10, Paul said “to perfect what is lacking in their faith ?” Are we lacking a perfect perfect underlying text ? Or we are lacking some things else in our faith ? What is lacking in our faith ? Brotherly love ? Unity ? Truth ? We are not lack of a TR ! But we are lack of Love !
3:12, Paul pray for them, “may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you.” READ, PRAY, GROW + LOVE.
4:3-8, these are the commandments Paul given, to please God, we must,
1.abstain from sexual immorality.
2.not living in the passion of lust.
3.do not take advantage and defraud his brother.
4.living in holiness.
4:9-10, And Paul mentioned a plea for “Philadelphia”, “brotherly love,” not a plea for perfect underlying text TR.
Your followers are praising you, "I know you love the Bible, I know you love the KJV better than anything else, I know you love the 1611 old English, I know you love to read the Bible, I know you love the Lord, I know you love to preach the Gospel.
Your brothers in Christ are asking you, "but where is your love for your own brothers in Christ? Love for the other churches ?"
Some weak brothers are asking you further, "Do you really love the Lord ? Do you really love the Bible ? Do you really preach the gospel ? Where is the brotherly love in Christ ? Where is that love and faith ? Show me in your websites, your sermon, your weekly, your face, your church members, show me, before I follow your VPP...."
Paul wrote, “Increase more and more in love !” Pursue love ! Improve !
4:11, Paul encourage us to continue in
1. lead a quiet life, (stop tiam tiam luan, stop all quarrel about “words”, quietly write some blogs, write you papers, but do not impost our personal view on others ! You are welcome for good comments.)
2. mind your own business, (do not disturb the Chinese Christians who are reading the CUV, one day their theologians will improve the Chinese Bible.)
3. work with your own hands. (Clean hands !)
5:4, You are not in darkness.
5:8, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, faith and love again ! Let us become a good soldier. And put on the helmet of the salvation.
“Soldier, soldier of Christ !”
You must said, “Yes, Sir.”
“Love, faith and hope. Which is greatest ?”
You must said, “Love is the greatest !”
You must not said.
“so what, I do not care.”
You must not said, “For me, in all the theologians, the most important thing is my personal view, VPP, VPP, and VPP is the most important thing, no such thing called “philadelphia.” Bible Text is more important than brotherhood, more than anything now.”
But what say Paul ?
5:11, “therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.”
“Why ? Must I let go my personal view ?”
5:10, BECAUSE Jesus Christ died for you.
5:13, be at peace in BP.
5:14, warn the unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak. BE PATIENT.
5:15, PURSUE WHAT IS GOOD BOTH FOR YOURSELVES AND FOR ALL. (NOT FOR YOURSELF ONLY)
5:18, in everything give thanks. IN EVERY THING ? CUV ? NKJV ? AFFLICTION ? PERSECUTION ?
5:19, THE HOLY SPIRIT IS LIKE A FIRE. LET HIM HELP US.
5:20, prophecy, continue in this work...
5:21, test all things, test VPP. Do not just accepting...
5:22, abstain from every form of evil, if VPP is a form of evil, abstain.
5:23, the believers are to be preserved blameless.
5:24, God is faithfull.
5:28, Lastly, the focus of the gospel, is the Lord Jesus Christ.
Assignments
Is VPP blameless ?
What to increase ?
What we lack ?
How to kept pure in this world ?
Write a paper about Philadelphia, 5000 pages.
How to please God ?
What is the focus of the Gospel ?
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