1 Thessalonians 2:9-12 For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail: for laboring night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you… I. THE KINGDOM AND GLORY TO WHICH GOD HAS CALLED US. He calls to possess — 1. Himself — to take Him by the spirit, the heart, and the knowledge which is love. 2. Ourselves — we are lost if we lose God. 3. Our brethren. If we possess God we must possess as our brethren all who are His children. 4. All things "All are ours for we are Christ's." II. GOD HAS CALLED US TO HIS KINGDOM AND GLORY. 1. The ground of this call — His own character. 2. The methods. (1) The Gospel. (2) Christ. (3) The Sacraments. III. OUR DUTY WITH REFERENCE TO THIS CALL — to walk worthy of God, by contemplating the life and following the example of the only man who walked worthy of God — Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us. (N. Macleod, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. |
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