I Thessalonians 1:1-5
Ingredients For Growing a Christian
I Thessalonians 1:6-8
An Exemplary People
I Thessalonians 1:9-10
An Obvious Change Takes Place
I Thessalonians 2:1-2
Paul, Silas And Timothy Were Bold
I Thessalonians 2:3-4
Paul’s Conduct Was Never Questionable
I Thessalonians 2:5-6
Paul’s Ministry Characterized
I Thessalonians 2:7- 8
Paul Was Always Gentle
I Thessalonians 2:9-12
The Concerned Father
I Thessalonians 2:13-16
Persecution is Bound to Come
I Thessalonians 2:17-20
Three Motivations For Christian Growth
I Thessalonians 3:1-5
Paul’s Concern For The Believers
I Thessalonians 3:6-8
Remember Where You Came From
I Thessalonians 3:9-13
Prayer Changes Things
I Thessalonians 4:1-8
A Plea For Purity
I Thessalonians 4:9-10
How Are You Showing Love to Others?
I Thessalonians 4:11-12
Goals For Everyday Living
I Thessalonians 4:13-18
The Rapture of The Church
I Thessalonians 5:1-11
The Day of The Lord
I Thessalonians 5:12-15
Responsibilities as Believers
How Are You Showing Love to Others?
I Thessalonians 4:9–10
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Though sexual impurity is a danger to be avoided (verses 3-8), loving other Christians is a practice to be cultivated (verses 9-12). Christians quickly learn that they have a special kinship with other believers that they do not have with those outside of God’s family. You will especially notice this if you live in a family where they do not know the Lord but you have friends who do.
In this passage Paul tells the Thessalonians how we should abound in love:
How does God cause our love to increase more and more? He does it by putting us into circumstances that force us to practice Christian love. Often the difficulties that we believers have with one another are opportunities for us to grow in love.
Application
What have I done in the past week to show my Christian love toward a brother in Christ? What could I do to increase that love with someone who may be hard for me to love?
I Thessalonians 4:9-10 (English Standard Version)
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