Study questions

Life-Study of 2 Thessalonians

1. A Word of Encouragement

  1. What is the goal of the Christian life?
  2. What does it mean for Christ to be glorified in the saints?

2. A Word of Correction of the Misconception Concerning the Day of the Lord's Coming (1)

  1. How is the Lord's coming related to our rapture?
  2. How should respond to our knowing of the Lord's coming?

3. A Word of Correction of the Misconception Concerning the Day of the Lord's Coming (2)

  1. Where do the Lord's coming and rapture in 2 Thessalonians 2 fit within the prophecy of the seventy weeks in Daniel 9?
  2. According to the type of the harvest for the rapture, when will the main harvest be raptured, before or after the great tribulation? How can you ripen early as the firstfruit?

4. A Further Word of Encouragement

  1. What is the significance of the phrase in 2:13, "salvation in sanctification of the Spirit" and what does it indicate about a Christian's life after regeneration?
  2. According to 2:14, what is the goal of salvation? How do we obtain "the glory of our Lord"?

5. Chosen by God unto Salvation in Sanctification of the Spirit (1)

  1. How would you answer the questions “Are you saved?” and “How much have you been saved?"
  2. What is the relationship between the degree of our salvation and the extent of our sanctification? What is your experience on the “bridge of salvation”?

6. Chosen by God unto Salvation in Sanctification of the Spirit (2)

  1. What is the application of the Spirit according to 2 Thessalonians 2:13? What effect has the application of the Spirit had on you in your christian life?
  2. How can our spirit, soul, and body be preserved to live a holy life for the church life?

7. A Concluding Word

  1. How can we be imitators of the apostles today?
  2. How can we live a holy life for the church life?