Thess. 4:16-17; 5:2). In 2 Thessalonians he wrote that the day of the Lord cannot begin immediately. Therefore his readers should continue their work (2 Thess. 2). These statements—that the day of the Lord could begin soon, but it could not begin immediately—may seem contradictory, but they are not. Paul distinguished these two truths in 2 It should only be done when the person is in clear violation of the commands of Scripture and has been given an opportunity to repent. 4. Paul's model of ministry - As we discussed in 1 Thessalonians it is good to be a model for other believers as long as we have the right motivation. We need models. 1 Thessalonians Multiple Choice Questions 1. 1:2 Where did Paul make mention of the Thessalonians? a. In his prayers b. In his sermons c. In his writings 2. 1:3 Paul remembered three things about the Thessalonians a. Their work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope b. Their prayers, their tithes, their study c. Their grace, their peace Background on 1 & 2 Thessalonians Thessalonica: the City Paul stopped at Thessalonica on his second missionary journey, along with Silas, and others. After entering the city, they immediately began preaching in the Jewish synagogues. Many Jewish and Greeks were converted. Offending others in the city, they were snuck away to the city of Berea, several miles to the Southwest of Thessalonica. 29. In what way has the study of 1 Thessalonians 1-2 been applicable to your walk of faith? 2 Tim.3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. The Coming of That Day. A. Instruction regarding the coming of Jesus. 1. ( 2Th 2:1-2) Paul's comfort to the troubled Thessalonians and their question. Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter Teaching Points. 1. 2 Thessalonians appears to have been written shortly after 1 Thessalonians. Many scholars estimate that the time gap between the epistles is only a few short weeks or months. Both of them were likely written sometime around 51-52 B.C., and as such are probably the two earliest epistles in the New Testament. 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Lesson 3: A Simple Lesson on Service (2 Thessalonians 1:11-12) Lesson 4: God's Comfort in an Evil World (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12) Lesson 5: Standing Firm in Trials (2 Thessalonians 2:13-17) Lesson 6: God Bless All the Missionaries (2 Thessalonians 3:1-5) Lesson 7: Helping Unruly Believers (2 Thessalonians 3:6-15) Lesson 8: A Pattern for the church in Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 3:6), together with some questions that they had raised. Paul wrote his first epistle in response to their overture. THEME: Although Paul was in Thessalonica less than a month (Acts 17:2), he touched on many of the great doctrines of the church. Among them was the second coming of Christ. 7. Awesome Judgment at Christ's Coming (2 Thessalonians 1:1‐12) 8. The Coming Antic