“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope” (1 Timothy 1:1) God our Savior, Christ our…
“I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, and this is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus…
“Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!” (2 Thessalonians 3:16) Peace in every circumstance? Yes, peace in…
“If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take special note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he will be put to shame. …
“Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread. But as for you, brethren, do not grow…
“For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies” (2 Thessalonians 3:11). Ah, let us not listen to…
“For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either” (2 Thessalonians…
“ot because we do not have the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example” (2 Thessalonians…
“or did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we kept working night and day so that we would not be a burden to…
“For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined manner among you” (2 Thessalonians 3:7) The Christian life is a…