Bible Questions #5871-5876

By Joyce Webb

I Thessalonians Chp. 1 Vs. 1-10

Paul is writing this letter to the believers in Thessalonica

Thessalonica was at the northern corner of Greece on the coast of the Aagean Sea. It was the capital city and a major port of a Roman controlled area of Macedonia.

It had a highway that went to Rome.

It was a busy city with people from many places coming into the harbor on ships. Many kinds of things were brought in to sell.

Today the city is called Thessaloniki. It is the second largest city in Greece.

When Paul went there to preach—-many people there did not want Paul there to preach about Jesus. Paul left the city and later wrote letters to the believers to encourage them.

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5871. Vs. 1 Paul starts the letter by saying who is with him—-Salvanus, and Timotheus.

He greets the believers by saying—G___________ and p___________be to you from our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul said he thanked God for all of them and that he prayed for them.

5872. Paul said they remembered their work of f________, and their work of l________, and patience, and their hope in Jesus.

5873. Vs. 5 The word of God came to you—not just words, but you saw the p__________of God shown by the H________ S___________.

5874. Vs. 6 You became f_________________of us and of the Lord. Though there were people a____________ you for believing in Jesus. But you had the j______of the Holy Spirit.

Vs. 7 You were examples of believers in the area of two cities.

Vs. 8 You talked about Jesus in those cities and everywhere you went.

5875. V.s 9 You showed us how you had changed. You stopped worshiping i________ and turned to God.

5876. Vs. 10 And you began to wait for and look for the return of Jesus Christ from h___________. The Father raised up his son from the d________. This same Jesus will deliver us from the wrath (angry judgment) that will come upon the earth some day.