1 Thessalonians 4 Commentary
“Each of you should learn to control your own body”. Verse 4. This injunction demolishes the LGBTQ argument! That’s what the Word does; it demolishes all arguments. It is a sword of the Spirit. It won’t hunt fruitlessly!
A world where everything goes, as long as a feeling pops up isn’t godly. The body must be controlled. Feelings must be caged. The argument that “I did it because I felt it” won’t stand on judgment day. If a law is broken, it is broken. That’s what counts on that day.
“The LORD will punish all those who commit such sins.” Verse 6.
God has called us to live a holy life. Verse 7. It is possible. Doable. Achievable. It is an expectation. And the LORD provides His Spirit to help you do it.
Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life. Verse 11. Mind your own business. These instructions come after an instruction to “love more and more”. No one should mistake a “quiet life” for isolation from loving and caring for the brethren. Again, to “mind your business” shouldn’t be an excuse for social distancing in the church. Withdraw from politics; not from loving and caring for each other.
Work with your own hands. Verse 11. You don’t have to be dependent on anybody. If we have trouble, it should never be because we haven’t worked hard with our hands. The LORD commands that we win the respect of outsiders as we sustain ourselves through the work of our hands.
The resurrection is big news! There is life after life! We will live with the LORD forever!
Death isn’t an end. There is life after the grave. Believers think of death as a transition. They are not scared. They actually look forward to it. It may look like an escape from the troubles of this world, a shortcut to glory.
Life is brief. It is fragile. No one sustains it. But the resurrection gives us hope. You must have died in Christ. Verse 16. Then you have eternal life with the Son – the LORD Jesus.
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