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The Church's True Identity
Commentators emphasize that the phrase "in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" is more than a simple address. It describes the church's core identity: a community existing in a unique, intimate union with God. This spiritual reality, as scholars note, is what distinguishes the church from any other assembly, grounding it in the power and sphere of the Father and the Son.
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1 Thessalonians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Thessalonians 1:1
18th Century
Theologian
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus. On the reasons why Paul associated other names with his in his epistles, See Barnes "[Reference 1 Corin…
AT Robertson
On 1 Thessalonians 1:1
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy (Παυλος κα Σιλουανος κα Τιμοθεος). Nominative absolute as customary in letters. Paul associates wi…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Thessalonians 1:1
19th Century
Bishop
“The founders of the Church of Thessalonica, who have so recently left it, greet the Church in the common Father in whom they are united.”
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Thessalonians 1:1
19th Century
Preacher
Paul is very full of Christ. His heart is full of love to God our Father, and so it is that he mentions both names twice in as many lines. He uses …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Thessalonians 1:1
This salutation follows the form Paul used in all his letters and is in the same style as that of other letters of his time. It contains three elem…
John Gill
On 1 Thessalonians 1:1
17th Century
Pastor
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus
These are the persons concerned in this epistle, and who send their greetings and …
Matthew Henry
On 1 Thessalonians 1:1–5
17th Century
Minister
Just as all good comes from God, so no good can be hoped for by sinners, except from God in Christ. And the best good may be expected from God, as …