1 Thessalonians Book Assignment

1) Read pp 430-431, answer following questions:

What convinced Paul to go to Greece?
Night time vision

What does Acts 16:9 say?
A man from Macadonia in Northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, "Come over to Macadonia and help us!"

Where was the first European church planted?
At Philippi

What's the Egnatian Way? Where does it bring him?
A Roman road that brings him to the busy porttown of Thessalonica

How many miles does he WALK?
90

Where is Paul when he gets a report on the church in Thessalonica?
Corinth

What are the "three main questions" of the church?
1. What should they do about the persecution they are facing
2. How should Christians behave
3. When is Jesus coming, and what happens to Chrstians who die before then?

2) Read page 432, answer following questions:

How many people lived in Thessalonica?
100,000

How was Thessalonica a "free city"?
Rome granted it special privileges such as the right to govern itself, freedom from military occupation, and exemption from some taxes

Who was Cassander?
Former general of Alexander the Great

When did Romans capture the city?
167 BC

What's "Thessaloniki"?
Modern day Thessalonia

3) Read page 434 "How Holy Is Enough", answer following questions:
What does 1 Thess 4:3 say?
God's will is for you to be holy.

What does 1 Thess 5:23-24 say?
23 Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. 24 God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.

What does Matt. 5:48 say?
You are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.

What is holiness? (summarize the main points)
Reaching a point of spiritual maturity that enables us to consistently refuse to do things that we know are wrong. It's also a goal and a description of our one-of-a-kind God