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adelphoi as an inclusive term, 49
affliction: see persecution; suffering; trials
affluence: see wealth
amanuensis, 277
Amnesty International, 225
Antichrist, 235, 238–39, 240–42, 244, 245, 246, 248; speculation about identity of, 241–42
assurance, 151–52, 159–61, 164, 165, 168–69, 170, 175–76, 212–15, 252, 257, 258, 259, 262
authenticity of 2 Thessalonians, 25–27
authority, 42, 63, 66, 67, 72, 81, 124, 128, 134, 150, 183, 197, 232n.13, 243, 154, 261, 265, 266, 268, 273n.15, 274, 277
benediction, 113, 115, 200, 201–2, 269, 277
Bernadin, John Cardinal, 162–63
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 109
Carter, Rosalynn, 76
centrality of God, 41, 43–45, 207–8
charismatic activities, 56, 182–85, 187–90, 196–98, 266
choice, importance of, 222–24
church, 36–37, 38, 41, 44–45, 54–58, 207–8, 231
church discipline, 275–76, 280–82, 286–87
church structure, 41–43
congregational ministry, 179–81, 186–87, 192–94
conversion, 51–52
culture wars, 57
Cynics, 63
Day of the Lord, 23, 52, 165–76, 210, 218, 228–32, 235, 236, 237–39, 262; see also Second Coming
death, 22, 146–53, 154, 156, 158–63
death, personal concerns about, 158–63
deceptiveness of evil, 245–48
destruction, 166–67, 175, 176, 214, 231, 235, 236, 240, 246, 247, 262
discipline, church, 275–76, 280–82, 286–87
disorderly, problem of, 180, 251, 269–76, 278–79
divine activity and human responsibility, 112, 118, 217, 236, 240, 260
election, 48, 49, 54, 55, 98, 104n.31, 215, 252, 253, 262
endurance, 46, 48, 55, 57, 78, 109–10, 174, 209, 211–12, 219, 224, 248, 249
evil, deceptiveness of, 245–48
excommunication, 275, 281; see also church discipline
faith, hope, love, 48, 55, 57, 168, 174
“falling away,” 104–5
family metaphors/imagery, 49, 63–64, 67, 72–73, 201, 210
First Thessalonians: see Thessalonians, First
Freud, 44
friendship, letters of, 60, 94
glory, 45, 56, 59, 68, 72, 93, 96, 129, 147, 151, 159, 207, 209, 212, 214, 216, 224, 235, 239, 245, 251, 253, 256, 259, 262, 264, 288
goals and priorities, 73–75
God, centrality of, 41, 43–45, 207–8; as Father, 118–19
gospel, 36, 41, 44, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 56–57, 58, 63, 65, 66, 69, 70–71, 72, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81, 82, 86, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 102, 103, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 122, 141, 147, 161, 173, 178, 185, 193, 195, 204, 207, 213, 214, 217, 218, 219, 220, 222, 223–24, 225, 233–34, 239, 240, 243, 245, 248, 249, 253, 254, 256, 261, 263
gospel, integrity of, 22, 57, 62–63, 65–66, 70–71
grace, 35, 38, 40, 41, 54, 55–56, 117, 118, 120, 162, 193, 199, 202, 203, 205, 208, 209, 210, 216, 245, 251, 254–55, 260, 263, 268, 277, 288
gratitude: see thanksgiving
greetings, 38, 199, 201–2, 203, 277
Heaven’s Gate mass suicide, 57
historical precedent, 38–39
holiness, 22, 47, 114, 116, 123–34, 139, 142, 181, 199, 200, 207, 260, 265; see also sanctification
Holocaust, 248
Holy Spirit, 41, 46, 47, 48, 49–50, 54, 55, 56, 82, 99, 109, 110, 118, 123, 127–28, 130, 136, 154, 177, 181, 182–85, 187–89, 190, 196–98, 207, 216, 233, 235, 251, 253, 259, 260, 262–63, 264, 286
homosexuality, 134
hope, 46, 47, 48, 52, 55, 57, 93, 109, 120, 146, 148, 149, 152, 153, 159, 160, 163, 164, 168, 169, 170, 174, 176, 195, 205–6, 207, 211, 221, 239, 248, 249–50, 251, 255, 264, 267, 288
human responsibility and divine activity, 112, 118, 217, 236, 240, 260
Hybels, Bill, 43
idle, idleness: see disorderly, problem of
impatience, 194
integrity, 22, 57, 62–63, 65–66, 70–71, 75–77, 111
interpolations, 24–25
Ireland, 92
Jehovah’s Witnesses, 155, 161, 171, 237
Jews, Judaism, 18, 19, 20, 24–25, 52, 55, 82–90, 103, 248
joy, 22, 46, 50, 54, 56, 93, 96–97, 113, 114, 122, 177, 182, 187, 211; see also rejoicing
judgment, 24, 52, 85–86, 90, 96, 111, 121, 127, 147, 152, 154, 155, 156, 166, 167, 172, 175, 194, 205, 209, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218–21, 223, 224, 236, 239, 240, 243, 255, 258n.18, 262, 266, 281, 286
justice, God’s, 218–21, 224–26
kingdom of God, 68, 98, 134, 207, 288
Koresh, David, 242
leaders, congregational responsibilities towards, 178–79; respect for, 190–92
leadership, 39, 41–43, 184, 185–86, 190–92; team, 39, 41–43
letter closing, 199–200, 202, 269, 276–77
Lindsey, Hal, 171
Lovin’ Spoonful, 73
making choices, 73–75
man of lawlessness, 230–36, 238, 240–41, 244, 245, 246, 248, 249, 251, 252, 255, 260, 288
martyrdom, 108–9
maternal metaphors, 64, 67, 72, 73
metaphoric language, 154–56
modeling principles, 69–73, 273, 274
money: see wealth; financial integrity
Muslims, 103
narratio, 47
Niebuhr, Reinhold, 111
Nietzsche, 44
occupational choice, 142–44
Oklahoma City, 175
parental metaphors, 64, 67, 71, 72, 73, 94–95, 96
paternal metaphors, 67, 72, 73
patience, 193–94
patron, 137, 139, 179, 185–86, 270
peace, 35, 38, 40, 41, 50, 102, 137, 164, 166, 174, 175–76, 177, 179, 186, 192, 194, 199, 200, 201, 202, 208, 209, 210, 268, 276, 277, 288
“peace and safety,” 166–67, 175–76
persecution, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24–25, 28, 50–51, 60, 82–83, 86n.23, 87, 88, 89, 91, 93, 94, 97–104, 106–11, 137, 141, 181, 195, 209, 211–15, 216, 217–21, 224–26, 233, 239, 248, 249–50, 252, 264, 276, 281; and God’s justice, 218–21, 224–26; see also suffering; trials
perseverance, 21, 99, 104n.31, 109, 114, 182, 209, 211–12, 215, 217, 221, 224–25, 249, 251, 252, 257, 258, 259, 262, 263–64, 288
philiadelphia, 47, 135–45, 169, 176, 280, 285, 286
prayer, 53, 113–18, 119–22, 182, 193, 195, 199–201, 203, 210, 215–16, 252, 254–58, 259, 276
prescript, 35, 202, 210–11, 217
Promise Keepers, 90
prophecy, 182–85, 187–90, 196–98, 229, 253–54
pseudonymity, 25–27
Rapture, 151, 157, 171, 239, 249
Reagan, Ronald Wilson, 241
reassurance: see assurance
rejoicing, 96, 100, 109, 114, 118, 182, 187, 193, 195, 206, 220; see also joy
relationships with outsiders, 135, 137–41, 279
remembering, 47, 48, 117, 120, 174, 176, 203, 204, 205–7, 260
resocialization, 1, 2, 72, 98, 125, 129, 139
restraining influence, 233–34
resurrection, 148, 149–56, 159–63, 169, 170, 176
retribution, 213–15
return of Christ: see Second Coming
rhetorical analysis, 46, 62, 63–64, 86–87, 123, 147n.1, 199, 210; 227–28, 252n.1, 269n.2
Rwanda, 92
salvation, 41, 48, 51, 56, 85, 86, 104, 109, 111, 121, 130, 136, 164, 167, 168–69, 170, 175, 176, 187, 195, 200, 201, 206, 214, 215, 216, 218, 236, 240n.25, 252–53, 254, 258n.18, 259, 260–61, 263
sanctification, 116, 123, 124–25, 129, 133, 199, 200, 203, 251, 252, 258n.18, 259, 260–61; see also holiness
Satan, 22, 95, 99, 105–6, 111–12, 233, 235, 236, 238, 246
Scripture, 189, 197–98, 261, 264–67; examples of misusing, 265–66
Second Coming, 51–52, 54, 96, 115–16, 121–22, 136, 140, 147–58, 164–76, 199, 200, 207, 208, 215, 216, 218, 228, 233, 235, 236, 238–39, 242–43, 248, 251, 269, 288; see also Day of the Lord
Second Thessalonians: see Thessalonians, Second
seven deadly sins, 247
sexual conduct and ethics, 125–34
shame, 275–76
Silas, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 35–36, 97, 201, 209
Silvanus: see Silas
socialization, 1, 2, 72, 98, 125, 129, 139
“soul sleep,” 155
structure, church, 41–43
suffering, 46, 50–51, 56, 59, 61, 80–82, 86n.23, 93, 98, 101, 102n.27, 106, 108n.37, 109–10, 164, 168, 194, 209, 212, 213, 217n.18, 218, 220, 248–49, 253; see also persecution; trials
symbolic language: see metaphoric language
temple, 231–32
thanksgiving, 35, 46–48, 80–82, 113, 114, 120–21, 182, 187, 193, 195, 210, 211–12, 217, 252–53, 259
theology of the cross, 171
Thessalonians, First, setting and occasion, 21–22; authorship, 23–24; integrity of, 24–25
Thessalonians, Second, setting and occasion, 23; authorship, 23–24, 25–27; possible priority of, 27–28
Thessalonica, city of, 18–19; Christianity comes to, 19–21; length of Paul’s visit to, 20n.3
“times and dates,” 165–66
Timothy, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 36, 95, 97–100, 114, 146, 201, 209
tradition, 81n.6, 124n.3, 147, 150n.10, 166, 177, 253–54, 261, 271, 283
trials, 21, 93, 97–99, 101–4, 106–11, 209, 211, 212n.4, 217–18, 264; see also persecution; suffering
Tribulation, 239
Trinity, 260
vindication, 51, 68, 215n.11, 218–21, 224, 239–40, 248
Whisenant, Edgar, 171
Whitefield, George, 191
Willow Creek Community Church, 43
work, working, 65–66, 136–40, 141–44, 272–74, 275, 278–80, 282–86
World Trade Center, 175
wrath, 46, 48, 52, 80, 85–86, 164, 165, 168–69, 175, 176, 205, 218
WWJD, 207