Thru the Bible vol. 49: The Epistles (1 and 2 Thessalonians)

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“In this verse Paul actually gives three graces of the Christian life. The past is the work of faith. The present is a labor of love. The future is the patience of hope. That is the biography of the Christian and the abiding, permanent, and eternal features of the Christian life.” (Page 18)

“From the ‘work of faith,’ the ‘labour of love,’ and the ‘patience of hope,’ he cites the three steps in the lives of the Thessalonian believers: ‘How ye turned to God from idols’—that’s the work of faith; ‘to serve the living and true God,’ a labor of love; ‘to wait for his Son from heaven’ is the patience of hope.” (Page 19)

“It will be manifest in three different ways if a person believes in the coming of Christ: it will affect his attitude toward the Word, his walk, and his work.” (Page 126)

“My friend, that is the work of faith. As believers we need to realize that the work of faith is acting upon the Word of God. What is the work of God? It is to believe on Jesus Christ—that is how the Lord Jesus defined it: ‘… This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent’ (John 6:29). When you act on what the Word of God says, your faith will be evident to the world. That is the work of faith.” (Page 20)

“To quench the Spirit means that you refuse to do the will of God; that is, you are not listening to the Holy Spirit. You refuse to let the Holy Spirit be your Guide to lead you. You and I quench the Holy Spirit when we take matters into our own hands.” (Pages 94–95)