Paul prefaces his teachings and instructions to the disciples at Thessalonica concerning the return of Jesus with these words in 1 4:13: Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. And with that,Continue reading “Living Like It”
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Quite a few of the parents I know who have younger children (i.e., those who can’t speak yet), are communicating with them through hand signals. It makes great sense when you think about it. Why have the little darling screaming at 100 decibels while you’re trying to figure out what they want when you canContinue reading “More!”
I See Trouble On The Way (2)
Unpacking the text 1. He tells the Thessalonians that Jesus will not return “until the rebellion occurs, and the man of lawlessness is revealed” (2:3). So, we have two things to work with—the rebellion and the revealing of the man of lawlessness who is also referred to as “the man doomed to destruction” (v. 3).Continue reading “I See Trouble On The Way (2)”
I See Trouble On The Way (1)
Some preliminaries After working with 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 a bit, I caught myself thinking that it would have been okay with me if this particular text had never made it into the biblical canon! It could be like the letter Paul alludes to in 1 Corinthians 5:9 that served its purpose in the first centuryContinue reading “I See Trouble On The Way (1)”
A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green 