1:1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians [which is] in God the Father and [in] the lord Jesus Christ: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. see also [1] The Great Doctrines
[1] {great doctrines outhned} (See Introductory notes). that is: election, 1.4; Holy Spirit, 1.5,6 4.8: 5.19; assurance, 1.5; trinity, 1.1,5,6 conversion, 1.9; second advent of Christ, 1.10 2.19; 3.13 4.14-17; 5.23; walk, 2.12; 4.1; sanctification,4.3 5.23; day of Jehovah, 5.1-3; resurrection, 4.14-18; the tripartite nature of man, 5.23.
1:2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
1:4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
1:5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
1:6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy ghost:
1:7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in macedonia and Achaia.
1:8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
1:9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
[2] {how ye turned} The tenses of the believer's life here indicated are logical and give the true order. They occur also in # 1Th 1:3 The "work of faith" is to "turn to God from idols" (cf) # Joh 6:28,29 the "labour of love" is to "serve the living and true God"; and the "patience of hope" is to "wait for his Son from heaven" (cf) # Mt 24:42 25:13 lu 12:36-48 Ac 1:11 Php 3:20,21 Paul repeats this threefold sequence in # Tit 2:11-13
1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
