Day 188 – Friday, September 19, 2025

One Year Journey Through the New Testament

2 Thessalonians 1

Welcome to our journey through the New Testament!

Greeting

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,

To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

² Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

(2 Thessalonians 1:1–2, NKJV)

Points to Ponder:

• Paul wrote a second letter to the church in Thessalonica, and greeted them with Silvanus and Timothy. He addressed the letter to the church in the name of the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• The offered them grace and peace as a blessing.

God’s Final Judgment and Glory

³ We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, ⁴ so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure, ⁵ which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer; ⁶ since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you, ⁷ and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, ⁸ in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, ¹⁰ when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed.

¹¹ Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, ¹² that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

(2 Thessalonians 1:3–12, NKJV)

Points to Ponder:

• Paul thanked God for the fact that the church’s faith and love for one another had been growing.
• He shared his pride for them in standing strong in the midst of persecution.
• Paul told the readers that God would repay their enemies and give them a reward for their strong stand.
• The apostle then prayed for the Thessalonians to live worthy of God’s calling, fulfill God’s pleasure, and work in God’s power.
• The goal of all we do is to glorify the name of Christ by the grace of God.
• God, help us all to glorify you in all that we do today and every day!

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All Scriptures from New King James Version unless otherwise noted.

Join us this afternoon at 5:00 pm for a discussion of this chapter live online. Live@5 with Dr. Greg Sloop can be found on Facebook on the Dr. Greg Sloop page or on the Kannapolis Church of God Facebook page or Youtube page. Another blog will be posted each weekday at 6:00 a.m.