Free Bible Commentary
“1 Thessalonians 5:23-28”
Categories: 1 Thessalonians“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass. Brethren, pray for us. Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss. I adjure you by the Lord to have this letter read to all the brethren. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.”
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Yahweh is “the God of peace” (verse 23). There can be no real peace in your life if your life is not right with God. Through Christ we can have a peace that surpasses all comprehension and explanation. But if we are not on good terms with the Lord (according to His terms), we will have turmoil on earth and agony in eternity. Paul wrote in Romans 16:20, “the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet.” The devil is the source of all confusion, lies and false teaching. But the power of his chaos is no match for the awesome might of the great God of peace
God wants us to be “perfectly holy” in “spirit, soul, and body”. He wants nothing less than our complete sanctification. Of course, sanctification is God’s work, and there is no way for us to pull this off without His grace, love and mercy. But thanks be to Him, because of the great love that our Savior has for us, we can now be sanctified and live lives of holiness by the power of the blood of His cross.
God who calls us “is faithful, and He will also accomplish” our complete sanctification for us (verse 24), but it is completely up to us to offer our “bodies as a living sacrifice,” and to allow God’s word to transform us by “the renewal of” our minds (Romans 12:1-2). We must have the necessary faith and make the necessary sacrifice of our lives, our minds and our bodies; and cede our own, faulty, stubborn wills to His good, acceptable, perfect will. God’s perfect plan for us is that our obedient faith converge with His amazing grace.
Lord willing we will have some introductory remarks on 2 Thessalonians for tomorrow.
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you” (verse 28)!
Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!
- Louie Taylor
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