1 Thessalonians 3:8 — Community Reflections

1 THESSALONIANS 3:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 1

“For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.”

For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord — the language is not hyperbole but covenantal: Paul's very vitality is bound to their stability in Christ. 'Stand fast' (stekō, to stand firm) is the posture of the soldier and the saint; steadfastness is not a luxury but a necessity. The apostle's life and the Thessalonians' faithfulness are mystically interwoven.

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Transformation through the Word — 1 Thessalonians 3

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