1 Thessalonians | A Healthy Church in Uncertain Times (3:6-13 — Faith, Love, & Holiness)
1 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Romans 12:2; Colossians 3:10; 1 Corinthians 2:16
As Christians, true comfort regarding those we love can only be found in their standing fast in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
3 John 1:2-4; Mark 8:36
It should be considered a humbling and joyful privilege among brothers and sisters in Christ to supply what is lacking in one another’s faith.
Romans 1:11-12; Proverbs 27:17
Faith in Christ gives birth to a selfless love that recognizes and honors the God-given dignity of others, and that love is at the heart of Christian holiness.
Matthew 22:36-40; 1 Peter 1:22
“Holiness does not consist in mystic speculations, enthusiastic fervors, or uncommanded austerities; it consists in thinking as God thinks, and willing as God wills.” — John Brown
