The Holy Spirit in the Letters: 1 Thessalonians – Titus

1 Thessalonians

    1:5-6 – The Holy Spirit worked through Paul, Silas, and Timothy as they performed their miraculous powers, including prophesying. When the Thessalonians heard the word, received it and obeyed it, then they could experience the joy that comes through or by the Holy Spirit.

    4:8 – This context deals with sexual immorality. The prophets are encouraging the Christians in Thessalonica to separate themselves from the immorality in their culture and be holy. If they reject the teachings of the prophets, they are not rejecting men but the God who gives the Holy Spirit to dwell in Christians. A holy Spirit cannot dwell in a sin-contaminated body.

    5:19 – The word “Spirit” is first in the sentence emphasizing that we ought not to quench the Spirit. We have seen that the Spirit works through His word. This is seen here in our context in verse 20 when Paul goes on to warn not to “despise prophetic utterances.” We can quench the work of the Spirit by not listening to His word and/or by not obeying His word, even keeping others from listening to and obeying the word of the Spirit.

2 Thessalonians

    2:13 – This is not the first time we have seen that sanctification is brought about by the Holy Spirit (cf. John 17:17). When we obey His holy word, we are separated from sin, from the effects of sin, and set into service to the Holy God.

1 Timothy

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    3:16 – Paul says that Jesus was “vindicated in the Spirit.” The verb means “to demonstrate that something is morally right.” In the resurrection, we can see how Jesus’s spirit was “demonstrated to be morally right.” If the reference is to the Holy Spirit, we have a parallel with 1 Peter 3:18, in that Paul might be referring to the role the Holy Spirit had in the resurrection. If so, it was the Holy Spirit, who raised Jesus from the dead, who vindicated Jesus’ statements as to His person and His role.

    4:1 – This is an affirmation of Paul’s inspiration.

2 Timothy

    1:14 – The prophet Timothy had miraculous abilities. This is implied in 1:6. The treasure entrusted to Timothy was the Gospel message about and from Jesus Christ. The “good deposit” (literally) is set first in the sentence, to emphasize its importance. He was to guard that treasure, that message, through the help of the Holy Spirit – that is, by obeying its message and teaching it accurately. In verse 13, Paul refers to the “pattern of sound words,” which is described here as the “treasure” or “good deposit.” Understand that the Holy Spirit inspired the message. He did not give the men a miraculous obedience to that same message. They were responsible to submit to it and obey it as much as we do today.

Titus

    3:5 – “Renewal” or “regeneration” refers to being “born again.” It pictures the complete change in one’s way of life to what it needs to be under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We are regenerated (through the new birth) and renewed, as we continue walking in step with the Spirit.

–Paul Holland

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