1 Thessalonians 4:2
2 For [gar] ye know [eido] what [tis] commandments [paraggelia] we gave [didomi] you [humin] by [dia] the Lord [kurios] Jesus. [Iesous] KJV-Interlinear
2 For you know what commandments
we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. NASB
There is no excuse for
anyone not advancing in their spiritual life.
Opportunity is openly and freely available to all.
There is no excuse for
anyone not having knowledge of the realities of life that surrounds their life.
There are more than
enough examples of the infinity of God.
The vastness of the heavens above, the depth of the details of creation
all around us (atoms, DNA, genetics, light spectrum, sound waves, human
anatomy, the details of life in general), the limitations of life itself
(birth, death, physical limitations), things that speak to God and a higher deity
(churches, cemeteries, religions, and such).
To this and more, there
is no excuse for anyone not having heard the name of Jesus Christ. His is the most common name known to everyone
on the planet.
There is no excuse for
anyone not wondering about life after death.
There is no excuse for
anyone not recognizing the smallness of their lifespan, when mapped on the
infinite timeline of eternity.
And so Paul states here
very clearly, that people know, things regarding life and God and
eternity.He specifically indicates the
knowledge of the Thessalonians regarding the things he has been mentioning in
this letter.But to that, we can easily
add that everyone knows of God, of the devil, of the fight between the two, and
much more.
People are not without
knowledge, and therefore to go through life, not pursuing the answers to their
questions, going through life, presuming that this life is all that there is,
going through life with an indifference toward the overwhelming realities that
surround us all, provides them with no basis for excusing themselves when they
and eternity finally meet face to face.
Truth is universally
available to all.Truth is self evident
to all.Truth needs no crutch to lean on
and needs no explanation because it is made clear by means of the Holy Spirit.
Those
who recognize this principle, are one step closer to their fullest and most
complete life possible.
Those who ignore this principle,
make the most noise, boast the most regarding their own ideas, and will
continue to pursue command of the world, which will always be elusive to
them.Only after their life has come to
an end and they meet Jesus face to face, will they realize their reckless
foolishness.But of course it is too
late by then.
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