2 Thessalonians 3:5

Verse 5

5. Love of God The feeling in us of love towards God.

Patient waiting for Christ Literally, Την υπομονην του χριστου , the patience of Christ. It may mean Christ’s patience; and then Christ’s patience and the Christian’s patience, the patience to which Paul prays that God may direct their hearts, are one holy patience. So the Christian, in 2 Corinthians 1:5, undergoes the “sufferings of Christ.” Our translators, and many commentators, apply the words to the awaiting the second advent. Lunemann objects, that the Greek word for such waiting in 1 Thessalonians 1:10 is slightly different; but the same word is used for it in 1 Thessalonians 1:7.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verse 5

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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