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1 Thessalonians 5:12-22 [+/-]1 Thessalonians 5:12-22 [12]We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, [13]and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. [14]And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. [15]See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. [16]Rejoice always, [17]pray without ceasing, [18]give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. [19]Do not quench the Spirit. [20]Do not despise prophecies, [21]but test everything; hold fast what is good. [22]Abstain from every form of evil. (ESV)

Verses 12‐22 in 1 Thessalonians five form one unit in which we find three  parts.  We have already examined the first two parts and today will simply look at  the opening sentence in the third part.  The first part of this three part unit  addresses the issue of leadership in the church looking generally at all spiritual  leaders and specifically at the pastor in his relationship to the people and the  people in their relationship to the pastor.  The second part of this three part unit  addresses the issue of our love for one another in the body of Christ, how is it that  we are to relate to one another.  And this third part of this unit addresses the issue  of our lifestyle as it lived out in the face of God and before the world in the body of  Christ.

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