1 Thessalonians 5:25-28

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you

Brethren, pray for us. Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. (1 Thessalonians 5:25-28)

“Pray for us, brothers.” The apostle Paul asked the Saints in Thessalonica Church to pray for him and his co-workers Siluano and Timothy. And 『Brethren, pray for us. Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss” indicates the need for intimate love between saints. It's not about meeting each other, sharing the world, and strengthening the relationship, it's about encouraging each other against Satan's attacks.

 『 all the brethren with an holy kiss. I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren 』 The Saints should be read to understand Paul's intentions. If he delivers the letter, there will definitely be some who do not read it. The saint must understand and understand what the Bible says to understand God's will. The apostle Paul said to The Saints in Thessalonica Church, "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you." God's grace will be a blessing from heaven, not a blessing from this world. So, the Saints hope for the kingdom of God, and seek and live the blessings of heaven. In 1 Corinthians 16:23-24 『The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. In 2 Corinthians 13:13-14, 『All the saints salute you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen』Galatians 6:18『 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.』 In Ephesians 6:24, "Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. In Philippians 4:23, 『The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen..” In Colossians 4:18, 『The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. Paul prayed for the grace of God to come to the saints.

When the apostle Paul wrote "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you" as he ended the letter to Thessalonians, Paul prayed for Thessalonica church members to overflow with the blessings of the kingdom of God. The apostle Paul started with 1 Thessalonians but by grace. In chapters 1 and 2『 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.』

Paul mentioned the words grace at the beginning and end of the letter. Thessalonians of the Church abandoned their idols and returned to God to serve the living and true God, and the gospel was not only spoken to them, but also delivered with power, holy spirit, and great conviction. Paul and his co-workers and imitate the Lord. And they became models for all believers in Macedonia and Achaia. Not only that, but their faith toward God spread everywhere. And they waited for Jesus Christ, the Son of God, to descend from heaven. Since all of this was done by God's grace, the apostle Paul wrote the letter to the Saints in Thessalonica, referring to the beginning and end of the letter.

 

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