Laws in the Letters to the Thessalonians

"The Letters of Paul to the Thessalonians, are two New Testament letters written by Paul from Corinth, Greece, about AD 50 and addressed to the Christian community he had founded in Macedonia. The first letter was written after Timothy, his co-worker, returned from Thessalonia to report that the new converts had stood fast in the Lord despite persecution. Apparently to refute slanderous charges that he used guile and flattery to gain converts, Paul points out that the Thessalonians themselves were eyewitnesses to his 'holy and righteous and blameless' behaviour (2:10). He likewise calls attention to the fact that he worked night and day so as not to burden anyone. In answer to a question that disturbed the community, Paul explained that everyone, both the living and the dead, will share Christ's Resurrection at the time of his Second Coming.

"The second letter was written shortly after the first, but some question Pauline authorship because there is notable ambiguity about the proximity of Christ's Second Coming. Christians apparently believed that it was useless to work because the end of the world was close at hand. The letter thus explains that the final day will not arrive until after the Antichrist appears and proclaims himself God. Christians must consequently continue 'to earn their own living' (3:12), as did Paul himself in Thessalonia, who 'did not eat any one's bread without paying' (3:8)." – Encyclopaedia Britannica


Walk worthy of God, who has called you unto His kingdom and glory. – 1 Thessalonians 2:12


This is the will of God, your sanctification; that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that you should know how to possess your own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust. – 1 Thessalonians 4:3‑5


This is the will of God, that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such. – 1 Thessalonians 4:6


God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. He who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit. – 1 Thessalonians 4:7‑8


Aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing. – 1 Thessalonians 4:11‑12


We are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. – 1 Thessalonians 5:5‑6


Let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. – 1 Thessalonians 5:8


Warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all. – 1 Thessalonians 5:14


See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. – 1 Thessalonians 5:15


Rejoice always. – 1 Thessalonians 5:16


Pray without ceasing. – 1 Thessalonians 5:17


In everything give thanks. – 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Do not quench the Spirit. – 1 Thessalonians 5:19


Do not despise prophecies. – 1 Thessalonians 5:20


Test all things; hold fast what is good. – 1 Thessalonians 5:21


Abstain from all appearance of evil. – 1 Thessalonians 5:22


The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. For this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. – 2 Thessalonians 2:9‑12

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References

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Letters of Paul to the Thessalonians," Encyclopædia Britannica. March 28, 2011 [accessed March 5, 2020].

The Holy Bible. King James Version (KJV).