Sunday Morning: March 12, 2000
Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming [parousia, presence] of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep."
1 Thessalonians 4:14 "For if (conditional) we (see 1:4, Paul plus brethren, beloved who are elect) believe [present active indicative] that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
Luke 8:13 "..these have no root, which for a while believe [present active], and in time of temptation fall away."
Acts 16:31 "And they said, Believe [aorist active] on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." (Either you believe or you don't.)
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
John 19:30 "When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost."
4. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"
1 Corinthians 15:14 "And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain."
1 Corinthians 15:20 "But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept."
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: . . ."
1 Corinthians 15:57 "But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our (resurrected) Lord Jesus Christ."
1 Thessalonians 4:14 "For if we believe [present active] that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him."
Philippians 1:29 "For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe [present active] on him, but also to suffer [present active] for his sake;"
Philippians 3:10 "That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;"
Philippians 3:11 "If by any means I might attain (might not attain) unto the resurrection [out resurrection] of the dead."
Philippians 3:14 "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
Romans 4:25 "Who was delivered [once, aorist passive] for our offences, (buried in between) and was raised [once, aorist passive] again for our justification."
Romans 3:28 "Therefore we conclude [present middle] that a (saved) man is justified [present passive infinitive] by faith (because Christ is risen) without the deeds of the law."
1 Thessalonians 4:13 "But I would not have you to be ignorant, . . ., concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow [grieve] not, even as others which have no hope.
1 Corinthians 15:12 "Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?"
1 Peter 1:21 "who through Him (Jesus) are [the ones] believers [believing, present active participle] in God, who raised Him (Jesus) from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith (which is not vain) and (a living) hope (of glory) are in God."
1 Thessalonians 4:15 "For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming [parousia, presence] of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. (Who have hope through resurrection)
2 Corinthians 5:8 "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present [home] with the Lord."
Philippians 2:12 "&ldots; not as in my presence [parousia] only, but now much more in my absence, &ldots;."
2 Peter 1:16-17 "For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming [parousia, presence] of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
17. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, &ldots; This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
Revelation 4:11 "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: ..."
Matthew 24:3 "And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming [parousia, presence], and of the end of the world [age]?"
Matthew 24:37 "But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming [parousia, presence] of the Son of man be."
Genesis 6:12-13 "And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13. &ldots; the earth is filled with violence through them; ..." (Mat. 24:12, lawlessness abounds)
1 Thessalonians 4:18 "Wherefore comfort [parakalew, present active, imper. exhort] one another with these words."
1 Thessalonians 2:19 "For what is our
hope (not sure!), or joy, or crown of rejoicing?
Are not even ye (the elect brethren, in 1:4) in
the presence [emprosqen,
before] of our Lord Jesus
Christ at [ejn, in]
his coming [parousia,
presence]?"
1 Thessalonians 3:13 "To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before [emprosqen, before] God, even our Father, at [en, in] the coming [parousia, presence] of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints."
1 Thessalonians 5:23 "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit [demeanor] and soul and body be preserved blameless unto [en, in] the coming [parousia, presence] of our Lord Jesus Christ."
1 John 2:28 "And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before [apo, from] him at [en, in] his coming [presence]."
1 John 2:6 "He that saith he abideth [present active] in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."
1 John 3:6 "Whosoever abideth [present active] in him sinneth [present active] not: &ldots;"
1 John 3:24 "And he that keepeth [guardeth, present active] his commandments dwelleth [abideth] in him . . ."