![]() ![]() Take the line "control your own body." The King James Version translates this as "possess vessel." Lots of folks think that the word Paul uses for "vessel" actually means "wife." Think about it. Biblical interpretation is hard work sometimes. Paul uses a bunch of Greek words that scholars still aren't sure about. This verse is actually one of the toughest in the letter. Or at least we think it does… So What Does That Mean? Looks like you'll need to put a ring on it before you hop into bed. For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness. He calls out anyone who engages in that jazz outside of marriage:įor this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from fornication that each one of you know how to control your own body in holiness and honor, not with lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God that no one wrong or exploit a brother or sister in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, just as we have already told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. If you thought that Paul was going to sanction your sexytimes, think again. The Bible's got a lot of thoughts to share when it comes to what people are doing in between the sheets. You might think a pure and holy book like the Bible wouldn't have much to say when it comes to the subject of sex. Thank you for playing.įor more dirt on what world religions think about the end of the world, check out our discussion of the most famous end-of-world vision: the Book of Revelation. (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9)īasically, Christ will descend from the heavens, crush the wicked, and reward the righteous. These will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might. When the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ![]() Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever. Will it all come to an end through acts of God or acts of man? Should we be watching for Jesus to descend from on high or keeping an extra close watch on those nuclear weapons to make sure we don't do ourselves in?įirst and Second Thessalonians fall squarely on the side of a God-sponsored end of life as we know it.įor the Lord himself, with a cry of command, with the archangel's call and with the sound of God's trumpet, will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. ![]() How will the world end? Forget about bangs and whimpers-we need to know who the culprit is. Getting Biblical in Daily Life The Apocalypse 1-2 Thessalonians Current Hot-Button Issues And Cultural Debates In Practice ![]()
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