1 Thessalonians 3:3

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Summary

1 Thessalonians 3:3

That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

Moved

We are

General references

Luke 21:13

Bible References

Moved

For David says of him, I saw the Lord before me evermore; lest I be shaken, he is at my right hand.

But then, I set no value on my own life as compared with the joy of finishing my course and fulfilling the commission I received from the Lord Jesus to attest the gospel of the grace of God.

Then Paul replied, "What do you mean by weeping and disheartening me? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die at Jerusalem for the sake of the Lord Jesus."

Not only so, but we triumph even in our troubles, knowing that trouble produces endurance,

Well then, my beloved brothers, hold your ground, immovable; abound in work for the Lord at all times, for you may be sure that in the Lord your labour is never thrown away.

So I beg of you not to lose heart over what I am suffering on your behalf; my sufferings are an honour to you.

Never be scared for a second by your opponents; your fearlessness is a clear omen of ruin for them and of your own salvation ??at the hands of God.

So much so, that throughout the churches of God we are proud of you, proud of the stedfastness and faith you display through all the persecutions and the troubles in which you are involved.

So do not be ashamed to testify to our Lord, and do not be ashamed of a prisoner of the Lord like me; join me in bearing suffering for the gospel by the power of the God

Beloved, do not be surprised at the ordeal that has come to test you, as though some foreign experience befell you.

Have no fear of what you are to suffer. The devil indeed is going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested; you will have a distressful ten days. Be faithful, though you have to die for it, and I will give you the crown of Life.

We are

I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise like serpents and guileless like doves.

Then men will hand you over to suffer affliction, and they will kill you; you will be hated by all the Gentiles on account of my name.

But before all that, men will lay hands on you and persecute you, handing you over to synagogues and prisons; you will be dragged before kings and governors for the sake of my name.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love what it owned; it is because you do not belong to the world, because I have chosen you from the world, that the world hates you.

They will excommunicate you; indeed the time is coming when anyone who kills you will imagine he is performing a service to God.

I will show him all he has to suffer for the sake of my Name."

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to hold by the faith, and telling them that "we have to get into the Realm of God through many a trouble."

Only, I know this, that in town after town the holy Spirit testifies to me that bonds and troubles are awaiting me.

He came to us, took Paul's girdle and bound his own feet and hands, saying, "Here is the word of the holy Spirit: 'So shall the Jews bind the owner of this girdle at Jerusalem and hand him over to the Gentiles'."

What can ever part us from Christ's love? Can anguish or calamity or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or the sword?

For it seems to me that God means us apostles to come in at the very end, like the doomed gladiators in the arena! We are made a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men!

my persecutions, my sufferings ??all that befell me at Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, all the persecutions I had to undergo, from which the Lord rescued me.

It is your vocation; for when Christ suffered for you, he left you an example, and you must follow his footsteps.

Beloved, do not be surprised at the ordeal that has come to test you, as though some foreign experience befell you.

General references

That will turn out an opportunity for you to bear witness.