To get ready for Christ's soon return, be aware of the times, prepare for the trip, and care for each other. Search: Kids and Youth Curriculum build up. He is careful to recognise the Thessalonians’ attainments, even while stirring them up to further efforts. Rev. εἰς ἕν)—or ‘so as to shew the One, Christ, as your foundation, on whom the building should be raised’ (Rückert: but this should be ἐπὶ τῷ ἑνί). "Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:11". then--at the very moment when they least expect it. Charles Schribner's Sons. Lit. The Thessalonians, being called from the worship of dead idols to serve the living God (1:9), no longer should participate in such events. The responsibility of Christians is to do, practice, say and engage in only those things that contribute constructively to the building up (the figure is that of a building) of fellow Christians. But that is perhaps unnecessary. 1 Thessalonians 5:11-28. All other rights reserved. Devout retirement. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 for our gospel did not c ome to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake (NASB: Lockman). explanation: Admonition regarding attitude and conduct (4:1–5:28) Walk more fully in the course pleasing to God; abstain from fornication 1 Commandments for Christians (1 Thessalonians 5:11-28)i The Lord Jesus said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15). Comfort yourselves , [ alleelous (Greek #240)] - "one another." Again, Paul is only encouraging them to continue practicing what they are already doing, as he has expressed prayerful thanksgiving for their faith, love, and hope (1:3). 1 Thessalonians 5:11. Greek: ho ti to euaggelion hemon ouk egenethe eis hu ma s en logo monon alla kai en dunamei kai en pneumati ha gio kai plerophoria polle, kathos oidate oioi … The followers of Christ, so far from being exempt from trial, are often most troubled; but by communion they comfort themselves together. And so every Christian is bound to seek to gather into the fold those that are wandering far away, and to lay some stone upon that sure foundation. Copyright StatementJames Burton Coffman Commentaries reproduced by permission of Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. All of Gods commandments in the Bible are beyond our ability to obey in the flesh, so we must rely on His indwelling Holy Spirit. 2. Because for them it is not night; it is day. 1801-1803. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/pet/1-thessalonians-5.html. No man becomes a saint per saltum . It is a temptation that we need to fight against, and which can only be overcome by much solitary meditation. I do not intend to preach about that clause only, but I take it as containing, in the simplest form, one of the Apostle’s favourite metaphors which runs through all his letters, and the significance of which, I think, is very little grasped by ordinary readers. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain. © 2017 The Meeting House. : ‘Alternis adhibet hortamenta et laudes: quasi diceret, σπεύδοντα καὶ αὐτὸν ὀτρύνω—festinantem hortor et ipsum.’. Though the ministry is appointed to this by especial office, yet private Christians are to practise it to one another; the former doth it in way of authority, the latter in a way of charity. There are two streams of representation about this matter in the Pauline Epistles, the one with which I have already been dealing, which does not so often appear, and the other which is the habitual form of the representation, according to which the Christian community, as a whole, is a temple, and building up is a work to be done reciprocally and in common. So far, then, from this passage being time bound and no longer tenable in a Christian understanding of life, it has in fact a vital contribution to make to it” (Marshall p. 144). We should pray, not only for ourselves, but for others also; remembering them without ceasing. Get Ready! Not only can we comfort one another when believers die ( 1 Thessalonians 4:18), but we can also strengthen one another while we live. Cf. I wonder how many of us in this chapel this morning have ever spent a quiet hour in trying to set clearly before ourselves what we want to make of ourselves, and how we mean to go about it. If God is the builder, then boundless, indomitable hope should be ours. Denomination: Evangelical Free. ‘Other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.’. 1 Thessalonians 5:11. Now, glancing over the various uses of the phrase in the New Testament, I find that the figure of ‘building,’ as the great duty of the Christian life, is set forth under three aspects; self-edification, united edification, and divine edification. If we have nothing to speak to edification, how much better to hold our tongue. remarks, the exhortation begun 1 Thessalonians 5:6 has passed into consolation in 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10. οἰκ. parallel is 1 Corinthians 4:6 ἵνα μὴ εἷς ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἑνὸς φυσιοῦσθε κατὰ τοῦ ἑτέρου, ‘St Paul’s point there being the dividing effect of inflatedness or puffing up, as here the uniting effect of mutual building up’ (Hort Ecclesia p. 125 n.1): cf. Copyright StatementThe Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament. "Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:11". On Him should rest, solid and inexpugnable, standing four-square to all the winds that blow, the fabric of our characters. (11) Comfort.—Rightly translated. BibliographyVincent, Marvin R. DD. Matthew 5:48: Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. “It is worth observing that Paul"s teaching underlines the importance of moral and spiritual preparedness. The metaphor also carries with it the idea of orderly progression. Theology, ii. Alexander. Paul considers the Christian church, as also the individual Christian, as a holy building, a holy temple of God which is in the course of construction; comp. Those who by sympathy, word, or deed, assist the growth of Christian wisdom, feeling, or life, are conceived of as builders, helping others or themselves to supply some part for the construction of the spiritual edifice, and are said to edify (1 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Corinthians 14:3-4; Colossians 2:7). This is the first appearance of the Christian figure οἰκοδομέω (οἰκοδομή), which plays so large a part in St Paul’s writings (cf. Helen Keller was once quoted as saying, “Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all — the apathy of human beings.”. Ephesians 2:19). BibliographyBeza, Theodore. 2. "For the truth that the church is destined for rescue from the woes of the Tribulation, no passage has more to offer to exegetical scrutiny than does 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11." "E.W. The modification in the primitive attitude of Christians to the Parousia of Jesus is significant. Gk. ; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 2 Corinthians 6:16. 1 Thessalonians 5:11. διό] therefore, sc. Even as also ye do - Continue to do it. (Kypke) Theocr. BibliographyNicol, W. Robertson, M.A., L.L.D. ), When Handel’s oratorio of the Messiah had won the admiration of many of the great, Lord Kinnoul took occasion to pay him some compliments on the noble entertainment he had given the town. 1 Corinthians 14:4). Closing Exhortation- Paul closes this passage in 1 Thessalonians 4:13 to 1 Thessalonians 5:11 by exhorting the believers to comfort one another with these words of hope ( 1 Thessalonians 5:11). Help. 1983-1999. ‘Wherefore exhort (or strengthen by coming alongside) one another, and build each other up, even as also you do.’. Thus, dear brethren, we have to base all our efforts on this deeper truth, that it is God who builds us into a temple meet for Himself, and then comes to dwell in the temple that He has built. 4:16; 11:1). It grows, also, by the closer approximation of all the members one to another, and the individual increase of each in Christlike characteristics. They have nothing to fear when the master returns to the house but should use the promise of his return to excel still more. To Him should be referred all our actions; for Him and by Him our lives should be lived. BibliographyCalvin, John. Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11-24, Romans 12:21, Romans 8:28. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/1-thessalonians-5.html. Copyright � Broadman Press 1932,33, Renewal 1960. Accordingly οἰκοδομεῖν is a figurative designation of Christian progress generally; comp. Διό however (cf. But the use of τὸν ἕνα for Christ, with any further designation, would be harsh and unprecedented. There the idea of the great, attractive, but far-off future reward comes into view, as well as the strained muscles and the screwed-up energy with which the runner presses towards the mark. Beyschlag’s N.T. p. 339. Without this the life and power of religion cannot be maintained, much less communion. 1905-1909. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/1-thessalonians-5.html. BibliographyWhedon, Daniel. And edify one another; and this follows from both the former, as alluding to a house that is built up by degrees: and so is every church the house of God; and consisting of living stones, every part is to seek the building up of the whole; and by mutual exhortation and comfort the whole may be edified. My work is to avail myself of His. St. Paul considers not only the whole Catholic Church to be a great Temple of the Spirit, the stones of which are individual souls (1 Peter 2:5; 1 Corinthians 3:16), but each believer is a temple too, complete in himself, or, rather, in continual process of completion (1 Corinthians 6:19). Sometimes it is humbling, sometimes encouraging or consoling; but it is always edifying to commune with believers. Thus the Christian Church and the Christian soul are alike compared to a building or temple. Some of us, on the other hand, may be tempted, for the sake of our own perfecting, intellectual cultivation, or improvement in other ways, to minimise the extent to which we are responsible for helping and blessing other people. 11. They are light people and day people free from the fear, uncertainty, and insecurity of night and darkness. God expects Christians to act like a loving family, because that it what we are supposed to be (1 Timothy 3:15). BibliographyRobertson, A.T. "Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:11". This communion has its type in the walk to Emmaus. "Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:11". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/egt/1-thessalonians-5.html. Series Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 8, 2020 | 1,579 views. Copyright StatementThe New John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Modernised and adapted for the computer by Larry Pierce of Online Bible. The question whether the Parousia was to happen sooner or later was no longer of paramount importance. For a good exegetical defense of the pretribulation rapture, see Showers, Maranatha ..., and for refutation of the posttribulation view of this passage, see Stanton, Kept from ..., pp88-91 , ], Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Gary H. Everett's Study Notes on the Holy Scriptures, by exhorting the believers to comfort one another with these words of hope (, We find that the passage about the Rapture of the Church (, ) both end with the same charge to comfort one another with these words. He breaks from the despairs of the grave, and the fetters of chains and sorrow; he blesses God, and he blesses thee, and he feels his life returning; for to be miserable is death, but nothing is life but to be comforted. Series Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 8, 2020 | 1,579 views. ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. Online Giving. (11-13) Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 (Read 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5) The more we find pleasure in the ways of God, the more we shall desire to persevere therein. 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18. καὶ οἰκοδομεῖτε εἰς τὸν ἕνα] and edify one the other. In the first century world, many of the religious options of the day included nocturnal celebrations that included alcohol and sexual promiscuity. And are you making any kind of intelligent and habitual effort to get at it? Then, further, in this great thought of the Christian life being substantially a building up of oneself on Jesus is implied the need for continuous labour. But, be that as it may, what I want to point out is that united building is inseparable from the individual building up of which I have been speaking. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. Paul appeals to the Thessalonians to comfort and edify one another because of the truths in verses one through eleven. In all of history, no one except Jesus has ever come close to keeping that command! Used by permission of Broadman Press (Southern Baptist Sunday School Board). Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible. See however lxx, Rth 4:11 ; 88:2; Jeremiah href="/desk/?q=jer+31:4&sr=1">Jeremiah 31:4. 11. Paul has at least three connotations for sleeping here. That temple grows in two respects, both of which carry with them imperative duties to us Christian people. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 — Comments- We find that the passage about the Rapture of the Church (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) and of Christ's Second Return (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11) both end with the same charge to comfort one another with these words. ‘What God hath joined together let not man put asunder.’ Neither seek to build up yourselves apart from the community, nor seek to build up the community apart from yourselves. What are you building? https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/vnt/1-thessalonians-5.html. 11. διὸ παρακαλεῖτε κτλ.] In lxx, Proverbs 27:21 ; Psalm 11:6 , δοκίμιον is a crucible or furnace. ‘Ye are God’s building; build up yourselves in your most holy faith.’. He is the basis of all our certitude. 1599-1645. comfort yourselves — Greek, “one another.” Here he reverts to the same consolatory strain as in 1 Thessalonians 4:18. edify one another — rather as Greek, “edify (ye) the one the other”; “edify,” literally, “build up,” namely, in faith, hope, and love, by discoursing together on such edifying topics as the Lord‘s coming, and the glory of the saints (Malachi 3:16). Either that is a piece of exhortative rhetoric or the reality on the ground, but either way, it is instructive to see how Paul uses eschatology. As in chapter 4, if someone dies, they will still get to meet Christ upon his return. They had not forgotten Jesus’ instructions preserved in both Matthew 24 and Luke 12. When Paul speaks about eschatology — how everything will happen at the end of time — he does so in order to bring comfort to his congregations. Paul reassured them, saying, "For if we believe "Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:11". "Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:11". Faber Stapulensis finds the thought: “aedificate vos mutuo ad unum usque, h. e. nullum omittendo;” Whitby explains it: “edify yourselves into one body;” lastly, Rückert maintains οἰκοδομεῖν εἰς τὸν ἕνα is used “in order to denote the One, Christ, as the foundation on whom the building should be reared.” But in the first case Paul would have written ἕως ἑνός (comp. Brother! ‘From the frequent application of the term house or temple to Christians collectively (as 1 Corinthians 3:16, Know ye not that ye are the temple of God?) The only allowable meaning of εἰς τὸν ἕνα would be, ‘into the One,’ viz., Christ, as in Ephesians 4:13. if you are going to build, have a plan, and let the plan be the likeness of Jesus Christ. Both of these are beautiful images, in that they suggest that such progressive advancement is the natural consequence of life; and is in one aspect effortless and instinctive. For δοκιμάζετε prove, see on 1 Peter 1:7 . The word "build up" suggests that the Christian life is not supposed to be static. Luke 6:1; Luke 6:8; Colossians 1:23; 1 Peter 5:10), and the parable of the improvident builder (Luke 14:28). We all know that ‘edifice’ means a building; we do not all realise that ‘edify’ means to build up . 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] 1 Thessalonians 5:11, NIV: "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing." This metaphor of building is one which St. Paul uses frequently in his later writings, and which St. Peter (who uses the same) may have adopted from his brother Apostle. "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". ‘Work out . aedificate alterutrum, Beza aedificate singuli singulos)—the first occurrence of a favourite Pauline metaphor, perhaps originally suggested by our Lord’s own words (Matthew 16:18; cf. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hac/1-thessalonians-5.html. There is a final wrath from which people need to be saved, and there is the implication that those who are unprepared will miss out on final salvation. Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11-24, Romans 12:21, Romans 8:28. I do not intend to preach about that clause only, but I take it as containing, in the simplest form, one of the Apostle’s favourite metaphors which runs through all his letters, and the significance of which, I think, is very little grasped by ordinary readers. Now, I suppose that the metaphor is such a natural and simple one that we do not need to look for any Scriptural basis of it. That is not to say that a constant lifestyle of sin wouldn’t be a cause for grave concern and doubt about the validity of one’s faith (1 Corinthians 6:9–10; Galatians 5:19-21), but Paul’s encouragement is that Christ’s death has vanquished the night and all its fears and dangers. "Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:11". BibliographyExell, Joseph S. "Commentary on "1 Thessalonians 5:11". Comfort. Although Paul does not explicitly reproduce the material in the gospels frequently, this section of Thessalonians provides clear indication that Jesus’ teaching was part of Paul’s own. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfu/1-thessalonians-5.html. 3. They are to comfort one another about their communion with the dead who live in Christ; but perhaps the word also involves the comfort to be imparted by the thought of predestination to earn salvation. Greek: hoti ouk etheto hemas o theos eis orgen alla eis peripoiesin soterias dia tou kuriou hemon Iesou Christou. BibliographyPoole, Matthew, "Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:11". “My lord,” said the composer, “I should be sorry if I only entertained them: I wish to make them better.” It is to be feared that many speechmakers at public meetings could not say as much; and yet how dare any of us waste the time of our fellow immortals in mere amusing talk! "Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:11". A resource for the whole church from Luther Seminary. Biblical Commentary (Bible Study) 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: In the last half of chapter 4, Paul dealt with concerns that Thessalonian believers who died prior to Christ's Second Coming would not be part of the resurrection. Well, here are twenty-two of them… practical ones, right down where the rubber meets the road in a believer’s daily life. The important thing was to cultivate that attitude of mind which the writer of this epistle recommended” (Baur).— οἰκοδομεῖτε, the term sums up all the support and guidance that a Christian receives from the fellowship of the church (cf. Owning our relationship with others. "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". Sobriety is exactly what Paul is aiming at because in the next verse, he makes a connection between sleeping at night and getting drunk at night. ἑαυτούς serves as the variant for ἀλλήλους: see Colossians 3:13; Ephesians 4:31 f.; Philippians 2:3; cf. “Even as also ye do”: Credit where credit is due, and again we find Paul always encouraging God"s people to do more, or to do it today. All that he has said since, concerning the time of Christ's coming, and the necessity of preparing for it, is to be looked upon as a parenthesis, or digression, though an exceedingly proper and useful one: and here, by his using this expression again, he shews that he is returning to where he left off, and closing this part of his Epistle. BibliographyCoffman, James Burton. 1840-57. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/1-thessalonians-5.html. These seven verses are an introduction to the larger story of Deborah, Barak, and Sisera, and to the larger themes in the book of Judges. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tbi/1-thessalonians-5.html. 1 Thessalonians 5:12,13 He beseecheth them to respect their spiritual guides, 1 Thessalonians 5:14-22 and giveth, divers other precepts, 1 Thessalonians 5:11 11 Therefore encourage one another b and build each other up, c just as in fact you are doing. Either with the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, the second coming of Christ, and the thoughts of being for ever with him, and one another, and so may be a repetition of the advice in 1 Thessalonians 4:18 or with this consideration, that they were not in a state of darkness, ignorance, and infidelity, but were children of the light, and of the day, being called out of darkness into marvellous light, and should enjoy the light of life; and with the doctrine of predestination, they being appointed not to that wrath they were deserving of, but to be possessed of salvation by Jesus Christ, of which they could never fail, since the purpose of God according to election always stands sure, not upon the foot of works, but upon his own sovereign and unchangeable grace; or with the doctrine of Christ's sufferings and death, in their room and stead, whereby the law was fulfilled, justice satisfied, their sins atoned for, pardon procured, an everlasting righteousness brought in, and their salvation fully accomplished, things the apostle had spoken of in the context: the words will bear to be rendered, "exhort one another"; that is, not to sleep, as do others, or indulge themselves in sin and sloth; but to be sober, and upon their watch and guard, and in a posture of defence against the enemy; to put on the whole armour of God, and particularly the plate of faith and love, and for an helmet the hope of salvation: and edify one another; by praying together, conversing with each other about the doctrines of the Gospel, and the dealings of God with their souls; abstaining from all corrupt communication, which has a tendency to hurt each other's principles or practices, or to stir up wrath and contention; attending only to those things which are for the use of edifying, whereby their souls might be more and more built upon Christ, and their most holy faith; and be a rising edifice, and grow up unto an holy temple in the Lord, and for an habitation of God through the Spirit: even as also ye do; which is said in their commendation, and not through flattery, but to encourage them to go on in this way; and from whence it may be observed, that mutual consolation, exhortation, and edification, are things the saints should be stirred up to frequently, even though they are regarded by them, and much more then should these be pressed upon them who are careless and negligent of them. 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