The Story of God: 1&2 Thessalonians

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Notes//Quotes:

1 Thess 1:2-10 - Denise

“The resurrection was indeed a miraculous display of God’s power, but we should not see it as a suspension of the natural order of the world. Rather it was the beginning of the restoration of the natural order of the world, the world as God intended it to be…The resurrection means not merely that Christians have a hope for the future but that they have a hope that comes from the future. The Bible’s startling message is that when Jesus rose, he brought the future kingdom of God into the present.” - Tim Keller

“The implications of this are significant. If we over stress the “already” of the kingdom to the exclusion of the “not yet,” we will expect quick solutions to problems and we will be dismayed by suffering and tragedy. But we can likewise over stress the “not yet” of the kingdom to the exclusion of the “already.” We can be too pessimistic about personal change. We can withdraw from engaging the world, too afraid of being “polluted” by it. - Tim Keller

1 Thess 3:11-13, 
4:13-18, 
2 Thess 1:5-12

 1 Thess 4:1-12
1 Thess 3:11-13

1 Thess 5:14-24
Holiness is the habit of being of one mind with God, according as we find His mind described in Scripture. It is the habit of agreeing in God's judgment, hating what He hates, loving what He loves, and measuring everything in this world by the standard of His Word. - JC Ryle

Matthew 5:13-16, 
1 Peter 2:9-12

Handles for hope and holiness 
Remember the return of Jesus for real life.
Fight distraction with the practice of devotion.
Pray the promises for yourself and others.
Walk patiently and reject passivity.
The why of it all is witness.