This verse is for all who believe, Frank.
This is how it stacks up - as there are many judgments.
When you accept Jesus Christ, you are automatically judged "saved" and are part of the family of God. The family is mentioned in many ways and places like here:
1Thessalonians4:10 And in fact...
I'm not sure how that goes against anything I said, if that is what you are implying.
I have a feeling that you are not that familiar with the mystery I spoke of. One thing is for sure, it would take some time to go over the material I gave in my last post to you. If what I said is all true it...
1 Thess, 4:17 is being addressed to the 'first fruits' who are the ' brothers ' of 1Thessalonians4:10-13.
They are like the ' brothers ' of Matthew 25:40. They have the first or earlier resurrection of Revelation 20:6; 2:10.
Just as the resurrected Jesus was 'caught up in the clouds'...
In another thread a Christian poster brought the following NT verses to a non-Christian.
1Thessalonians4:10-11 (ESV Strong's) But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, 11 and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs,
1 Peter 4:15 (ESV Strong's) 15 But let none of...
Only God chooses the one's he wants to go preach the good news once he has taken them through the justification process which took him many years to do in my case before he made me a Gospel preacher.
Romans 10
8: But what does it say? The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart (that...
1Thessalonians4:10-11 (ESV Strong's) But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, 11 and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs,
1 Peter 4:15 (ESV Strong's) 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
Neither one of them had...