Word
of God
Man
does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth from
the mouth of God
Matthew
4:4
The
First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians 1:6
Study
notes by Doktor Riktor Von Zhades
6
And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, and received the word
in much affliction, with joy of the holy Ghost
Brethren:
Herein
the Apostle Paul writes that they became as he was, this to say a
follower of Christ. Though they went through divers tribulations yet
they counted all them as joy (Read James 1:2, 4:9), for their
sufferings produced in them a stronger more resilient person. Capable
of seeing past the troubles and trials know that such things would
refine their faith as a metalsmith would refine gold; allowing the
impurities to rise to the surface that the only the purity of it
would be left. It is the Holy Spirit that defines and refines our
faith, without it, there would be no way of holding steadfast to our
belief in Christ as Redeemer.
Also
friends make note, that this joy, was not of the flesh, as one might
take joy in receiving praise from men, but of the Holy Spirit, that
quickens (Read John 6:63) us with a joy that is incomprehensible to
the outside world of carnality, vanity and of the flesh. For the
flesh takes joy in earthly pleasures, but the spirit, of which our
Creator has imbued us with, takes joy in all things from His kingdom.
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