The Thessalonian Epistles
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Overview
The great doctrines of salvation by grace, divine election, principles of effective Christian testimony, the coming of the Lord, divine judgment, and the joy and peace of fellowship with Christ are all dominant themes in these epistles. Walvoord writes on these doctrines with the ordinary reader in mind, yet gives adequate treatment to the major problems that arise. His desire is that this unfolding of divine revelation as contained in the Thessalonian epistles will prove a blessing to earnest students of the Word and will encourage further study of these messages to the young Thessalonian Christians.
Top Highlights
“It is a long word. It means to be bold in the sense of speaking out publicly, of making a public declaration.” (Page 20)
“Chapter 3, before us now, has the theme of sanctification, which continues into Chapter 4 through verse 12.” (Page 28)
“Too often in our modem life our theology is in one compartment and our heart is in another.” (Page 29)
“ We understand from Scripture that it refers to bodies which are laid in the grave.” (Page 40)
“He had come to a town where there was not a single Christian.” (Page 19)
- Title: The Thessalonian Epistles
- Author: John F. Walvoord
- Publisher: Lamplighter Books / Zondervan Publishing House
- Publication Date: 1976
- Pages: 96
John Flipse Walvoord was born on May 1, 1910, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. In 1928 Walvoord entered Wheaton College, majoring in Greek and minoring in Latin. With additional course work one summer at the University of Colorado, he was able to complete his undergraduate degree in 1931 with honors. Upon entering the Evangelical Theological College (today, Dallas Theological Seminary), Walvoord pursued a regular curriculum of seminary studies, graduating with both a Th.B. and a Th.M. degree in 1934. By 1936 he completed a Th.D. degree.
Along with the presidency of Dallas Theological Seminary, Walvoord was editor of Bibliotheca Sacra for thirty-three years and contributed a total of 127 articles between 1937 and 1990. Furthermore, he authored thirty books including, The Prophecy Knowledge Handbook available from Logos Bible Software. He is also the editor of several works such as The Bible Knowledge Commentary and Systematic Theology, and served on the committee that produced the New Scofield Reference Bible.