Ep 091 (S5E9) Thessalonians Part Three: Doing God's Will

References:1 Th 4:1-12; 5:12-22; 2 Th 3:6-15God’s will - θέλημα - (thel'-ay-mah) will, what one wishes or has determined shall be doneof the purpose of God to bless mankind through ChristConnection to 1 Tim 2:4 of what God wishes to be done by uscommands, preceptsLord’s Prayer - thy will be done on earth…Holy and loving rather than unclean and lazyἁγιασμός (holiness) vs ἀκαθαρσία (uncleanness)Compare the set apartness of holiness with the uncleanness of fruitlessness (see John 15:2)Love (phileo & agape) is action while laziness is inaction within the community (koinonia) ἄτακτος (lazy, disorderly, out of ranks)Compare 1 Th 5:14 & 2 Th 3:6 with the example of the Roman officer in Luke 7