The First Epistle To The Thessalonians - Executable Outlines

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CONCLUSION our minds from the distractions of this world which is passing away! - cf. 1 Jn 2:17 1. This “triad” of faith, love, and hope is a common refrain of Paul... a. He wrote of them in his epistle to the Colossians - Co 1:4-5 b. Also in his first epistle to the Corinthians - 1 Co 13:13 -- But he likely first wrote of them in this epistle to the Thessalonians Mark A. Copeland 2. While they do not constitute all the graces to be found in Christians (cf. Ga 5:22-23; 2 Pe 1:5-8)... a. They certainly are among the most important - 1 Co 13:13; Co 3:14 b. Where found, the others will likely follow May the remarkable faith, love and hope of the church of the Thessalonians, who were but recent converts, inspire us to grow in our own faith in Christ, our love for the brethren, and our hope for the inheritance reserved in heaven! Sermons From First Thessalonians 8
INTRODUCTION Their Election By God 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5 1. As Paul contemplated the condition of the church at Thessalonica, he had much for which to be thankful - 1 Th 1:2-3 a. They had a faith that worked b. They had a love which labored c. They had a hope that gave them patience 2. He also took consolation in knowing that they were “chosen”... a. He refers to their “election by God” - 1 Th 1:4 b. As evidence, he reminds them of how God had worked through such men as Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy - 1 Th 1:5 3. In some way, these Thessalonians had become part of God’s chosen people... a. A special people as described in 1 Pe 2:9-10 b. Just as the nation of Israel had been chosen by God - Deu 10:15 4. Several questions naturally come to mind regarding the Thessalonians and their election by God... a. When did God make His choice? b. Were the Thessalonians chosen individually, or as part of a corporate or general choice? c. Was their election by God final, i.e., was it impossible for them to lose their privilege of being God’s chosen people? -- And how might the answers to these questions relate to our own election by God? [Let’s first focus our attention on the idea of...] I. THEIR ELECTION BY GOD A. THE “WORD” TRANSLATED ELECTION... 1. Comes from ekloge, meaning “the act of picking out, choosing” 2. Related to the idea of being chosen, which comes from the Greek eklegomai and means “to pick out, choose, to pick or choose out for one’s self” B. THE “TIME” OF GOD’S ELECTION... 1. God made His choice “before the foundation of the world” - Ep 1:4 2. Just as with Christ Himself, who was foreordained “before the foundation of the world” - 1 Pe 1:20 C. THE “OBJECTS” OF GOD’S ELECTION... 1. When God made His “choice” before the world began... a. Did He chose certain individuals to become His elect? Mark A. Copeland Sermons From First Thessalonians 9
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