# 1 Thessalonians 01 📖: A Model Church [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-1 Thessalonians Overview]] | [[Colossians 04]] | [[1 Thessalonians 02]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) #### Thanksgiving for Response to the Gospel **Principle**: Work of faith- labor of love- steadfast love. [[#Verse 01.]] From Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace and peace to you! [[#Verse 02.]] We thank God always for all of you as we mention you constantly in our prayers,  [[#Verse 03.]] because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.  [[#Verse 04.]] We know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you,  [[#Verse 05.]] in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you). [[#Verse 06.]] And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.  [[#Verse 07.]] As a result you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.  [[#Verse 08.]] For from you the message of the Lord has echoed forth not just in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place reports of your faith in God have spread, so that we do not need to say anything.  [[#Verse 09.]] For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God  [[#Verse 10.]] and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath. ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. Thessalonica was the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia and sat on the Via Egnatia, a major Roman road. 2. The city was named after Thessalonike, a half-sister of Alexander the Great. 3. Paul reasoned in the synagogue there for three Sabbaths (Acts 17:2), though his stay may have lasted somewhat longer. 4. 1 Thessalonians is probably one of Paul's earliest letters, often dated around AD 50 or 51. 5. Faith, love, and hope (1:3) appear together again in 5:8 and in 1 Corinthians 13:13. 6. Jason, who hosted Paul, was dragged before the city officials (Acts 17:5-9). 7. Luke calls the city officials "politarchs" (Acts 17:6), a title confirmed by inscriptions found in Thessalonica. 8. "You turned to God from idols" (1:9) shows that many in the church were Gentiles. 9. Macedonia and Achaia (1:7) were the two Roman provinces that made up Greece. 10. Silvanus (1:1) is the same man called Silas in the book of Acts. ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is the Son of God whom we wait for from heaven, the One God raised from the dead who rescues us from the coming wrath (1:10). His return is our blessed hope (Titus 2:13). ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. Paul remembers their work of faith, labor of love, and endurance of hope (1:3). Which of these do you see God growing in you? 2. The gospel came to them in power and in the Holy Spirit (1:5). How have you seen the gospel come with power? 3. They turned to God from idols (1:9). What idols compete for our hearts today? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verse 3: Paul remembers their work of faith, labor of love, and endurance of hope in Christ. - 📖 verses 5-6: The gospel came in power and in the Holy Spirit, and they received it with joy despite suffering. - 📖 verses 9-10: They turned from idols to serve the living God and wait for His Son from heaven. ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 [[Acts 17#Verse 01.|Acts 17:1-4]] - The church in Thessalonica begins. - 🔗 [[1 Corinthians 13#Verse 13.|1 Corinthians 13:13]] - Faith, hope, and love. - 🔗 [[Acts 14#Verse 15.|Acts 14:15]] - Turn from worthless things to the living God. - 🔗 [[Romans 05#Verse 09.|Romans 5:9]] - Saved from wrath through Him. - 🔗 [[Titus 02#Verse 13.|Titus 2:13]] - Waiting for the glorious appearing of Jesus. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection 📝 SOAP: [[1 Thessalonians 01 - SOAP|A Trendsetter]] ## 📂 Internal Notes