2 THESSALONIANS

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SECOND THESSALONIANS

(From the Daily Drop of Water Series)

by Rev. Jerry L Holcomb

CHAPTER ONE

 (2Th 1:1)  “Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:”  Words have meaning. And God, Who gave us language, means what He says and says what He means. I  draw your attention to the word, “church”. This is a particular church. At this time there is no “universal church”, as so many speak of “the church”. The church is a gathered assemble; that is what the word means. You cannot have an unassembled assembly. God will some day call out of this world, gather together, into one assembly – church.

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DAILY DROP OF WATER

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(1Co 11:30) “For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. (31) For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.”  The Lord desires only our good. Look at the cross. He does not want to chasten us nor for the lost to be damned. He desires us to be honest with self, care enough to repent, and to ask forgiveness.

DAILY DROP OF WATER

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(1Co 11:29) “For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.” The term “damnation” could only be speaking of one that is lost, for the Bible says over and over again that a saved person cannot lose that salvation. The word, “damnation” can also mean “judgment”, which must be applied here because of the next verse: (1Co 11:30) “For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.” Sleep always speaks of the death of the saved.

DAILY DROP OF WATER

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(1Co 11:28) “But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.” Each of us live under the close scrutiny of Almighty God. Partaking of that which symbolizes the sacrifice of His Son is not to be taken lightly. He died bearing our sin. To sin willfully and then partake of the Lord’s Supper is to defile that observance.

I THESSALONIANS

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FIRST THESSALONIANS

(From the Daily Drop of Water Series)

by Rev. Jerry L Holcomb

CHAPTER ONE

(1Th 1:2) “We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; (3)  Remembering without ceasing your work of faith,….”  Faith is believing what God has said and acting upon it. It is therefore when one works in reaction to wanting to please Him that the Lord blesses. Such a person has faith that the Lord will bless their labors, for they are for Him and not for self.  

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TITUS

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THE BOOK OF TITUS

(From the Daily Drop of Water Series)

by Rev. Jerry L Holcomb

(Tit 1:1)  “Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect,….”  As you continue to read, you will find that Paul is including himself in the words, “according to the faith of God’s elect…..” The elect are the privileged to be saved. They are those known unto God before the foundation of the world (1 Peter 1:2). As Israel is chosen as a nation, those who repent and are saved are the chosen (elect) to be God’s temple in this present age (dispensation). 

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EPHESIANS

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THE BOOK OF EPHESIANS

CHAPTER ONE

(Eph 1:3) “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:”  There are two ways of looking at this passage – both doctrinally correct.  First, the source of all spiritual blessings are through Jesus Who sits in the heavens at this very moment. The second is that these blessings are all ours now awaiting us, as in the mind of God that we are already there, (Eph 2:6) “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:” Either way they are ours!

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