...groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; 4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God,...your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure : 5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the...

...him, but also to suffer for his sake." Such trials are " a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer." Jesus could easily have bestowed on you the power of •working miracles : and you no doubt would have...

...to be compared with that glory." Rom. viii. 17, 18. So likewise he writes to the Thessalonians : " We ourselves glory in you, in the churches of God,...faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure ; which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy...

...not qualified. Second Thessalonians 1:5 says, "Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer." This verse indicates that to suffer persecution causes one to be worthy of the kingdom of God. This...

...also Rom. 5:3.) 3. This tribulation had helped them increase their steadfastness (patience). "So that s about the real nature of his enemies. "For such...workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of (1:4). 4. This tribulation had helped prepare them for God's kingdom. ". . . that ye may be counted...

...Father. Thus a number of other times the New Testament writers link this patience with faith. So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions tribulations that ye endure (2 Thessalonians 1:4). But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of...

...taken from the earth. 15. 2 Thessalonians 1:5. Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer. Romans 8:17. And if children, then theirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if so be that...

...groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; 4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for...your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure. To open with thanksgiving for the readers is typical of Paul's letters; almost all of them include...

...the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, 4 so that we ourselves boast of you among they went toward any one of four directions; they did not turn aside when they went. 18 As fo you endure, 5 which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted...

...inheritance in the Celestial Kingdom of God. (In Bowery, June 18, 1883, JD24:197) TLDP:5 Paul So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for...your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: 5. Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the...