1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 (ESV Strong's)
For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
Encouraged by the Doctrine of Justification
There is NOTHING on this earth by way of possessions or philosophy or ideology that can measure even a thimble of worth compared to the Doctrine of Justification. Justification is the FACT that Jesus was on the cross in our place and He took on all over our sin, so that we can take on all of His righteousness and, thus, be considered JUSTIFIED before God. This is all done by God’s grace through faith in that truth. As a result of JUSTIFICATION, Paul writes:
Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
As Paul tells the believers in Thessolonica, we are to “encourage and build one another up” with this truth. There is nothing more powerful than this truth. God has justified us and we can use that to encourage other believers.
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