Sunday Morning: 26, 1999
Text: 1 Thessalonians 1:4 "Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God."
1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 "We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
Ephesians 1:15-18 "Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16. Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18. The eyes of your understanding [heart] being enlightened; that ye may know [oi=da, certain knowledge] what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,"
1 Thessalonians 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;"
Revelation 2:2,4 "I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, &ldots; 4. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love."
1 Thessalonians 1:4 "Knowing [oi=da, perfect active, certain knowledge], brethren beloved, your election of God."
Romans 9:11 "(For the children being not yet born (but in the family), neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
2 Timothy 1:9 "Who hath saved (in the family) us, and called (out of the family) us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,"
Romans 9:12-14 "It was said unto her, The elder (firstborn) shall serve the younger (last born). 13. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. 14. What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid."
Matthew 20:15-16 "Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? 16. So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen (elect)."
1 Thessalonians 1:5 "For [o[ti, that, because] 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."
Matthew 13:19 "When any one heareth the word [logos, logic] of the kingdom, ..."
Acts 1:1 "The former [the book of Luke] treatise [logos, logic] have I made, &ldots;"
Colossians 1:11 "Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;"
Acts 4:33 "And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all."
John 16:13 "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come."
Colossians 2:2 "That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance (the verb, fully persuaded, Rom. 4:21) of understanding, to the acknowledgment [epignwsiv, exact knowledge] of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;"
1 Thessalonians 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."
2 Thessalonians 2:13-15 "But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14. Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining (verb, purchase, Acts 20:28) of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15. Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle."
Romans 16:25-26 "Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, 26. But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations [Gentiles] for the obedience of faith:"
2 Corinthians 4:3-4 "But if our gospel be hid [kaluptw, perfect passive, to cover, to veil], it is hid to them that are lost [present middle, perishing]: 4. In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe [faithless, an adjective describing those perishing] not, lest the light of the glorious gospel (gospel of the glory) of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."
Matthew 16:24-25 "&ldots; If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25. For whosoever will save his life [yuch, soul] shall lose [apollumi, perish] it: and whosoever will lose [apollumi, perish] his life [yuch, soul] for my sake shall find it."
2 Timothy 2:10-14 "Therefore I endure [upomenw] all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain [aorist subjunctive] the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal [aiwn, agelasting] glory. 11. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead (perish) with him, we shall also live (as firstborn sons) with him: 12. If we suffer [upomenw, endure], we shall also reign (as sons) with him: if we deny him (by disobedience), he also will deny (I don't know you) us: 13. If we believe not [apistew, present active, faithful], yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. 14. Of these things put them in remembrance, ..."
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 "But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14. Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ."
1 Thess. 2:12 "That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory."