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The use of the concept of imitation in 1 Thes. 2.14 is singular. The aorist ἔφθασε[ν] ("has overtaken") in 1 Thes. 2.16 seems to refer to the destruction of Jerusalem. [19] According to 1 Thes 1:10, the wrath of God is still to come; it is not something that has already shown itself. [20]
1 Thessalonians 3:2 και συνεργον του θεου εν τω ευαγγελιω του Χριστου ( Gods co-worker in the Gospel of Christ ) – D Byz f m vg syr cop και συνεργον εν τω ευαγγελιω του Χριστου ( co-worker in the Gospel of Christ ) – B 1962
The first mention in Christian literature of the three theological virtues is in St. Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians 1:3, "...calling to mind your work of faith and labor of love and endurance in hope..." [3] In 1 Thessalonians 5:8, he refers to this triad of virtues again, "But since we are of the day, let us be sober, putting on the ...
In 1 Thessalonians 1:6 Paul refers to the imitation of Christ (and himself) and states: "And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit", whose source is identified in 1 Thessalonians 4:8 as "God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you". [66] [67] [68]
The New Testament is a collection of early Christian writings taken to be holy scripture.. The promises of God made in the Old Testament have now been fulfilled with the coming of Jesus, the Messiah (Book of Acts 2:30; 3:19, 24, 10:43; 26:6-7, 22; Epistle to the Romans 1:2-4; 1 Timothy 3:16; Epistle to the Hebrews 1:1-2; 1 Peter 1:10-12; 2 Peter 1:18-19).
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis said the story of Jesus' birth as a poor carpenter's son should instil hope that all people can make an impact on the world, as the pontiff on Tuesday led the ...
There was no room for Jesus at the inn, just like there’s no room for Him in some people’s lives today. And even during a season He’s meant to be the center of, some still don’t make room.
Theosis (Ancient Greek: θέωσις), or deification (deification may also refer to apotheosis, lit. "making divine"), is a transformative process whose aim is likeness to or union with God, as taught by the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Eastern Orthodox Church; the same concept is also found in the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, where it is termed "divinization".