Quote from Forum Archives on September 5, 2001, 10:25 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

Reading the Bible regularly is an important, crucial part of
understanding who God is, who we are, and our relationship to
Him. One of the nice things about the Bible is that it has been
translated into numerous different forms and into many languages,
so that it can be read by many people. In recent years, there
have been new, easier to read English translations. One of them,
the New Living Translation, is available online from
bible.crosswalk.com.

At my local church, our pastor has started a sermon series on 1
Thessalonians. It is a letter, written by the apostle Paul,
along with his partners, Silas and Timothy. The letter is
written to encourage the church at Thessalonica, where the people
have embraced their new understanding of who Jesus Christ is and
what He has done for them.

This scripture is very easy to read and understand, so I have
included the entire chapter in the text below. I pray that this
scripture will come to life and take on meaning for each of us as
we read it.

Your Brother in Christ,
Brian

The New Living Translation
bible.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?word=1+Thessalonians+1&section=0&version=nlt&new=1&oq=1+Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

1 This letter is from Paul, Silas, [F1] and Timothy. It is written
to the church in Thessalonica, you who belong to God the Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.May his grace and peace be yours.

2 We always thank God for all of you and pray for you
constantly. 3 As we talk to our God and Father about you, we
think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and your
continual anticipation of the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. 4
We know that God loves you, dear brothers and sisters, [F2] and
that he chose you to be his own people. 5 For when we brought
you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with
power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we
said was true. And you know that the way we lived among you was
further proof of the truth of our message.

6 So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in
spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you
imitated both us and the Lord. 7 As a result, you yourselves
became an example to all the Christians in Greece. [F3] 8 And now
the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people
everywhere, even beyond Greece, for wherever we go we find people
telling us about your faith in God. We don't need to tell them
about it, 9 for they themselves keep talking about the wonderful
welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve
the true and living God. 10 And they speak of how you are
looking forward to the coming of God's Son from heaven - Jesus,
whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us
from the terrors of the coming judgment.

FOOTNOTES: F1: Greek Silvanus. F2: Greek brothers. F3: Greek
Macedonia and Achaia, the northern and southern regions of
Greece; also in 1:8.

The New Living Translation

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by
permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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Brian Masinick, "The Mas", mailto:masinick@yahoo.com
Home page: www.geocities.com/masinick/

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