Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 Thessalonians 5:12-18
by: Dale Rood.
Our reading again focuses on maintaining relationships, this time specifically with other believers instead of the larger community in which we live. There are definite expectations for believers living with each other. Simple things like “help the weak,” “live in peace,” and “warn those who are idle,” give feet to the love and respect we need to have for each other as believers. It is interesting to note the admonition to respect those who are in authority over us (v.12-13), and to note the need to work on our own attitudes in order to live with other believers (v.16-18).