1 THESSALONIANS 5:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,”
For God has not destined us for wrath but for salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ — predestination (prothesis, tithēmi) is toward salvation, not damnation; God's intention is redemptive. 'Through our Lord Jesus Christ' (dia kyriou Iēsou Christou) emphasizes Christ as the mediator of salvation. The exclusion from wrath is not accidental but purposed.
Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 5:9
Thus God has not inclined to this, that He might destroy us, but that He might save us. And whence is it manifest that this is His will? He has given His own Son for us. So does He desire that we should be saved, that He has given His Son, and not merely given, but given Him to death. From these considerations hope is produced. For do not despair of yourself, O man, in going to God, who has not spared even His Son for you. Faint not at present evils. He who gave His…
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