STAND FOR THE TRUTH
Stephen Whitney
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
John Wesley is known for reaching the masses in England with the gospel by preaching in the open fields to miners who did not care about the church and thousands were saved. He preached in jails, in the inns to travelers and on ships crossing to Ireland. At a natural amphitheater in Cornwall he preached to 30,000 at one time. When he was refused admission to his father's church he stood on his father's tombstone to preach to the hundreds there.
What drove him to see people repent of their sins and accept Jesus Christ as their Savior? It was his own experience of experiencing
God's forgiveness in his own life. In his diary on May 24, 1738
he wrote, ''In the evening, I went very unwillingly to a society
in Aldersgate Street (London), where one was reading Luther's preface to the Epistle to the Romans. While he was describing
the change which God makes in the heart through faith in Christ,
I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust Christ, Christ alone for my salvation; and an assurance was given me that he
had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me.''
How are we saved? What steps are there in our salvation?
As Paul prays for the Thessalonian believers he explains the
steps that God does to save us from our sins and make us saints.
BELIEVE THE TRUTH :13-14
Paul continually thanked God that he had forgiven this group of believers from their sins and they were now part of his family.
He lists four steps that result in our complete salvation from sin.
In verse 13: Loved by God, chosen by God, sanctified by God
and then in :14 glorified by God.
1. Loved by God
Beloved - Gk. to love dearly and sincerely.
Matthew 3:17 When Jesus was baptized, a voice came from heaven, ''This is my beloved Son, I whom I am well pleased.''
God the Father dearly loved his Son who would be our Savior.
It is used of the special relationship God has with believers.
I Thess. 1:4 ...
Stephen Whitney
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
John Wesley is known for reaching the masses in England with the gospel by preaching in the open fields to miners who did not care about the church and thousands were saved. He preached in jails, in the inns to travelers and on ships crossing to Ireland. At a natural amphitheater in Cornwall he preached to 30,000 at one time. When he was refused admission to his father's church he stood on his father's tombstone to preach to the hundreds there.
What drove him to see people repent of their sins and accept Jesus Christ as their Savior? It was his own experience of experiencing
God's forgiveness in his own life. In his diary on May 24, 1738
he wrote, ''In the evening, I went very unwillingly to a society
in Aldersgate Street (London), where one was reading Luther's preface to the Epistle to the Romans. While he was describing
the change which God makes in the heart through faith in Christ,
I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust Christ, Christ alone for my salvation; and an assurance was given me that he
had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me.''
How are we saved? What steps are there in our salvation?
As Paul prays for the Thessalonian believers he explains the
steps that God does to save us from our sins and make us saints.
BELIEVE THE TRUTH :13-14
Paul continually thanked God that he had forgiven this group of believers from their sins and they were now part of his family.
He lists four steps that result in our complete salvation from sin.
In verse 13: Loved by God, chosen by God, sanctified by God
and then in :14 glorified by God.
1. Loved by God
Beloved - Gk. to love dearly and sincerely.
Matthew 3:17 When Jesus was baptized, a voice came from heaven, ''This is my beloved Son, I whom I am well pleased.''
God the Father dearly loved his Son who would be our Savior.
It is used of the special relationship God has with believers.
I Thess. 1:4 ...
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