Bible Commentaries

Questions For First Thessalonians Chapter Five

1.To what do times and seasons here refer?

2.Why not needful to write about it now?

3.What is meant by "day of the Lord"?

4.Is Christ compared to a thief?

5.State the point of comparison.

6.Describe the state of mind at Christ's coming.

7.To what class of persons does this apply?

8.May Christians know the day of his coming?

9.Why will it not be to them as a thief?

10.What the meaning of light and darkness here?

11.Explain word sleep as used here.

12.Tell what is placed as different from it.

13. What is meaning of being sober?

14.Name the breastplate.

15.What part of the armor is hope?

16.State the purpose of God's appointment.

17.Explain "wake or sleep" in light of4: 15-17.

18.How should these divine conclusions be used?

19.What persons are meant in12th verse?

20.In what sense should they know them?

21.For what should they be held in esteem?

22.What condition among themselves will help?

23.State the attitude toward the unruly?

24.What is meant by the feebleminded?

25.State the command against getting even.

26.How long should they rejoice?

27.What about prayer?

28.Will this give us time to sing?

29.For what must they be thankful?

30.How behave toward the Spirit?

31.What must we not treat with contempt?

32.Hold fast what things?

33.Must abstain from how many kinds of evil?

34.Name the parts of our being.

35. May we be wholly sanctified1

36. From what source must it come?

37.How should the human trio be preserved?

38.What is the preserving agent?

39.Can the body think or have desire?

40.In what way may it be blamed?

41.How long was this preservation to continue?

42.Why not beyond that?

43.What will God's actions in the case be?

44.State Paul's frequent request as repeated here.

45.Repeat the direction about sIlJutation?

46.Does this start any new custom?

47.In what does the apostolic command consist?

48.What command given as to this epistle?

49.Why give the charge by the Lord?

50.Whose favor is wished upon them in conclusion?