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2 Thessalonians: Chapter 1, Verse 1
“Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, &c.” (See Gill on “1 Thessalonians 1:1”). “Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, etc.” These are the persons concerned in this epistle, and who send their greetings and salutations to this church; Paul was the inspired writer of it, and who is called by his bare name, without any additional epithet to it, as elsewhere…
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A Call To Discipleship
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The History Of Singing Hymns
John Gill And The Cause Of God And Truth, George Ella, Go Publications 1995, Pages 84-90: Article Xll must come as a major surprise to anyone familiar with the older Baptist creeds, or the creeds of any denominations, for that matter. The article declares: “We also believe that singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, vocally, is an ordinance of…
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February 1—Morning Devotion
"And they shall call his name Emanuel, which, being interpreted, is God with us."—Matthew 1:23 My soul, hast thou never remarked what a peculiar beauty and sweetness there is in every name by which thy God and Saviour is made known to thee in his holy word? Surely, if nothing more had been intended by it, than to identify and…
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122 Anathema
ANATHEMA Imports whatever is set apart, separated, or divided; but is most usually meant to express the cutting off of a person from the communion of the faithful. It was practised in the primitive church against notorious offenders. Several councils also have pronounced anathemas against such as they thought corrupted the purity of the faith. Anathema Maranatha, mentioned by Paul,…
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2 Thessalonians: Chapter 1, Introduction (Daily Commentary)
This chapter, besides the inscription and salutation, contains a thanksgiving for the flourishing condition in which the graces of the Spirit were in these saints, and consolation for them under their suffering circumstances. The inscription and salutation are in (2 Thessalonians 1:1,2). And are as usual: the thanksgiving is in (2 Thessalonians 1:3). For the growth of their faith, the…
