Insights on 1 & 2 Thessalonians by Charles R. Swindoll

Insights on 1 & 2 Thessalonians by Charles R. Swindoll ISBN-13: 978-1414393728 Hardcover: 176 pages Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Released: Oct. 1, 2016

Source: Bought from Amazon.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
The Thessalonian church was young yet vibrant in faith. In this volume, Chuck Swindoll explores Paul's encouragement, exhortation, and correction to the church he had started but had to leave soon after. Paul's encouragement to remain faithful, full of hope and love in spite of trials--and his correction of distorted teachings about the end times--retains its crucial importance for today.


My Review:
Insights on 1 & 2 Thessalonians is a Bible commentary on 1 & 2 Thessalonians. The author explained the meaning of various key Greek words to help the reader understand confusing passages and to bring out the full meaning of the text. He also provided information on the cultural and historical background and quoted similar statements made elsewhere in the Bible to help the reader fully understand the verses.

The author gave a paragraph or two of Scripture and then studied through that verse-by-verse. At the end of each section, he discussed how we can apply the writer's message to our own lives. He also included occasional "journal" pages were he talked about how those verses had been applied or worked out in his life.

Some sections focused on clarifying what the verses meant so the reader could better understand them. Others were more of a sermon where he told the reader what to understand from it. He spent a lot of time on the verses referring to rapture and the end times. He'd point out what the verses actually say (which I agreed with), then he explained how he fit those verses into his beliefs about the pre-Trib rapture and the Tribulation. As I don't agree with much of his overall Rapture and Tribulation beliefs, I found this commentary less helpful than many of his others.


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