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1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible Study) Photo by  Aaron Burden  on  Unsplash I’ve been sitting with 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 for a while now. Like, actually sitting with it. Coffee gone cold. Fan humming in the background. Street noise drifting in and out. This chapter feels like Paul leaning back in his chair, looking at the church like a tired but loving father, saying, “Okay… before I go, there’s some things you really need to remember.” It’s not fancy theology. It’s everyday faith. Messy, practical, sometimes uncomfortable faith. And honestly, that’s what I love about it. So let’s walk through it slowly, verse by verse, not rushing. Not pretending we have it all together either. Verses 1–2 “But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.” Paul starts by basically saying, “You already know this.” And t...

  1 Thessalonians Chapter 4 – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible Study) Photo by  Aaron Burden  on  Unsplash There’s something about 1 Thessalonians chapter 4 that always feels like sitting across from someone older and wiser, maybe Paul with tired eyes and a warm voice, telling you how to actually live this faith out when nobody is watching. Not theory. Not shiny words. Just real life stuff. Work, love, sex, grief, death, hope. All of it mashed together. This chapter smells like daily bread and dust and honest prayer. Paul isn’t shouting here. He’s urging. You can almost hear him saying, “You’re doing okay… but let’s keep going.” Verses 1–2: Walking to Please God “Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.” Paul starts gently. He doesn’t accuse them. He doesn’t say they failed. He says, you already know how ...

  1 Thessalonians Chapter 3 – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible Study Blog) Photo by  Aaron Burden  on  Unsplash Sometimes when I read 1 Thessalonians chapter 3, it feels like opening a letter that still smells like the road dust on Paul’s sandals. It’s not polished. It’s emotional. It’s the kind of chapter that doesn’t shout theology at you but whispers concern, love, and that deep ache you feel when you leave people you care about and don’t know how they’re doing. Honestly, this chapter always hits me in a quiet way. Not loud. More like a late-night thought you can’t shake. This chapter is short, only thirteen verses, but it carries weight. Real human weight. Anxiety, relief, joy, prayer. Paul isn’t acting like a distant apostle here. He’s more like a spiritual parent pacing the floor, wondering if the kids are okay. Let’s walk through it slowly. No rush. Verses 1–2: Sending Timothy, the Ache of Separation “Wherefore when we could no longer fo...

1 Thessalonians Chapter 2 – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible Study) Photo by  Aaron Burden  on  Unsplash 1 Thessalonians Chapter 2    This chapter feels like Paul pulling up a chair, leaning forward, and saying, “Let me tell you what was really in my heart.” It’s not flashy theology. It’s lived faith. Sweat, tears, awkward moments, late nights, misunderstandings, love that cost something. You can almost hear the dust of the road under his sandals. I’ll walk verse by verse, but not stiff and academic. More like someone reading the chapter early in the morning with a cup of tea that’s gone cold already, pausing, remembering, sighing a little. Setting the scene (before verse 1) Paul is writing to believers he barely got time to disciple properly. Thessalonica wasn’t an easy place. There was persecution, suspicion, political tension, and religious pressure. Paul and his companions had already been beaten in Philippi. Bruised bodies, tired souls,...

1 Thessalonians Chapter 1 – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible Study) Photo by  Aaron Burden  on  Unsplash There’s something about the opening chapter of 1 Thessalonians that feels warm. Like a letter pulled from an old wooden drawer, edges soft from being handled too much. This isn’t a cold theological essay. It’s personal. It breathes. Paul isn’t preaching at these believers — he’s remembering them, missing them, praying for them. And you can almost feel the dust of the Roman road still clinging to his sandals as he writes. I’ve read this chapter many times, but every now and then it hits different. Maybe because life gets heavier. Or faith feels quieter. Or you just need reassurance that God really does see small churches, tired believers, and people trying their best in hostile places. Let’s walk through it slowly. Verse by verse. No rush. Verse 1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesu...

Introduction to 1 Thessalonians – A Bible Study Commentary (Verse by Verse) Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash I remember the first time I really sat with 1 Thessalonians. Not rushed. No checklist. Just me, a cup of tea that went cold, and Paul’s words feeling strangely alive, like a letter that wasn’t supposed to survive two thousand years but did anyway. This book feels personal. Warm. A little emotional. You can almost hear Paul’s voice crack in some lines if you slow down enough. So this is not a polished academic breakdown. It’s more like sitting at a wooden table with an open Bible, scribbling thoughts in the margins, sometimes stopping because something hits too close. There might be grammar slips here and there, maybe sentences that wander. That’s okay. Faith conversations are rarely tidy. Let’s begin. Background: Why 1 Thessalonians Exists at All 1 Thessalonians is widely considered Paul’s earliest surviving letter. That alone makes it special. This is early Christianity...