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Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians is as relevant for us today as it was for first-century Thessalonian believers to whom he wrote. Its three main themes—the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, intercessory prayer, and local church discipline—were addressed to a young church experiencing trouble, discrimination, and harassment because of their commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ. Here Ian...

does not embrace all the work of sanctification taught in the Scriptures. The emphasis here is on positional sanctification, not progressive sanctification: the former being the setting aside of the believer in Christ for salvation, while the latter is growth in grace and improvement in practical holiness (1 Thes. 5:23; Jude 24). Paul now mentions ‘truth’. What is truth? Pilate asked the Saviour this question before his crucifixion (John 18:38); Jesus gave him no reply but he
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