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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO 2 THESSALONIANS 3 In this chapter the apostle requests of the Thessalonians, that they would pray for him, and other Gospel ministers; and he puts up prayers for them, gives them rules about dealing with disorderly persons, and concludes the epistle with his usual salutation. The request to pray for ministers is in 2 Thessalonians...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Finally, brethren, pray for us,.... The apostle now proceeds to the last and closing part of the epistle, which respects church discipline, and the removing of disorderly persons from their communion; and introduces it with a request to pray for him, and the rest of his fellow ministers, particularly Silvanus and Timothy, who joined with him in...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
In the close of the foregoing chapter, the apostle had prayed earnestly for the Thessalonians, and now he desires their prayers, encouraging them to trust in God, to which he subjoins another petition for them, ver. 1-5. He then proceeds to give them commands and directions for correcting some things he was informed were amiss among them (ver....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Finally, brethren, pray for us, “Pray for us,” says the apostle, “pray for myself and the brethren who are with me, pray for all the apostles and preachers of the Word.” “Finally, brethren.” If this were the last word we had to say to you, we would make just this request, “Finally, brethren, pray for us.” You cannot tell how much God’s servants...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: A most important request. What can the ministers of the gospel do, if their people cease to pray for them? Even if their own prayers be heard, as they will be, and a measure of blessing be given, yet it will be but a scant...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men,.... Either from the unbelieving Jews, see Romans 15:30 who were the avowed enemies of the Gospel, and did all they could to hinder the spread of it; and who were the implacable and constant adversaries of the apostle; who often lay in wait for him, and opposed him, and gave him trouble...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. All men are not candid, or true: “all men have not faith.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. I really do not know which is the worst to put up with — an unreasonable man or a wicked man. A wicked man may do you all sorts of mischief, but you soon know him. But an unreasonable man — you do not know where to find him, and he can attack you from all...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But the Lord is faithful,.... Or "God" as the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read, as do also the Alexandrian and Claromontane copies. This is said for the comfort of the saints, lest they should be discouraged upon hearing that all professors of faith in Christ had it not, who might be ready to take it to themselves, and fear, that either...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the Lord is faithful, What a wonderful contrast this is, and how suggestive of comfort! “All men have not faith. But the Lord is full of faith, faithful.” True, he keeps all his promises: “The Lord is faithful.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. And the Lord direct your hearts — You see, Paul does not command the Thessalonians to do anything but what he can pray God to work in them. The command of a man, by itself, is nothing, but...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the Lord is faithful, There is the mercy. Whether men be fools or knaves, the Lord is faithful. 2Th_3:3. Who shall establish you, and keep you from evil. We are taught to pray for this grace. We are here told that we shall have it. Since God is faithful he will keep us from evil.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And we have confidence in the Lord touching you,.... The ground of confidence concerning them was not in themselves, in their grace, and strength, and wisdom, and conduct, and good behaviour; but in the Lord, in his grace and strength, and in the power of his might, without whom they could do nothing, but through him strengthening them, could do...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. Our obedience to apostolic ordinances should be of the present and of the future. It should be fixed in our souls. What the Lord has commanded in his church by his apostles should be carefully regarded by us.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God,.... By which may be meant either the love with which God is loved. This is the sum and substance of the first and chief commandment in the law, and is what every man in a state of nature is destitute of; it is implanted in the heart in regeneration, and is a fruit of the Spirit of God; and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. May the Lord hear that prayer for all of us, for Christ Jesus’ sake! Amen. This exposition consisted of readings from 2 Thessalonians 2 and 2Th_3:1-5.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. The two things go together. When we love God, we long for the glory and the appearing of his Son. The most loving spirits in the world have had most an eye to that glorious coming. Note Enoch who walked with God and prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now we command you, brethren,.... The apostle is now come to the main thing itself he has in view in this part of the epistle, which is to encourage a regard to the discipline of God's house; and to exhort this church to excommunicate, or remove from communion, all disorderly persons; and those who are to do this he points out, and calls upon, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. Paul had been to Thessalonica, and had given oral teaching, and now he commits to the book what he had spoken; but he bids them take care not to associate...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us,.... The apostle goes on to dissuade from that which denominates persons disorderly walkers, and exposes them to the censure of the church, and that partly by the example of the apostles, and partly by their command. He appeals to them, to their knowledge and judgment, it being a thing well known to...