2 Thessalonians 2:15

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 . We beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord, the only hope of the saints, and by our gathering together to him. By the coming of our Lord reference must be had to the promise made to the disciples. After he had said that the gospel must first be preached to all nations, before the stones of the temple should be thrown down, and that the then surviving generation should see that event, he made a climax, and spake of the Son of man’s coming in the clouds of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17

2 Thessalonians 2:13-17We are bound to give thanks Gratitude for salvationThe apostle is here contrasting the state of the Thessalonians with that of many who should, at a future period, arise in the Church, whose presumption should know no bounds, and who for their impiety would be given over by God to final impenitence.While those transgressors were doomed to everlasting misery, the Thessalonian converts were ordained to eternal life, having been from the beginning chosen by God to salvation,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Thessalonians 2:15

2 Thessalonians 2:15Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions Inspired traditions viewed in relation to the ministry and the Church(Text and 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14):--I.The doctrines which constitute these traditions.1. That human redemption had its rise in sovereign favour (2 Thessalonians 2:13).2. That we are indebted solely to the Scriptures for our knowledge of salvation.3. That Christ is the central truth of the Bible.4. That sanctification by the Spirit through belief of... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:15

15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. Ver. 15. Stand fast ] Though never so many fall from the faith. Falling stars were never but meteors. God also will have the tree of his Church to be shaken sometimes, that rotten fruit may fall off; and that there may be a shedding of the good from temporaries. Hold the traditions ] Hold fast by these, that ye may stand the faster. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 2 Thessalonians 2:15

stand: 1 Corinthians 15:58, 1 Corinthians 16:13, Philippians 4:1 hold: 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 1 Corinthians 11:2 the traditions: Romans 16:17, Jude 1:3,*Gr. whether: 2 Thessalonians 2:2, 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Reciprocal: 1 Corinthians 15:2 - keep in memory Galatians 5:1 - Stand 1 Thessalonians 5:21 - hold 1 Timothy 6:20 - keep Titus 1:9 - Holding read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 2 Thessalonians 2:15

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.Hold — Without adding to, or diminishing from, the traditions which ye have been taught - The truths which I have delivered to you.Whether by word or by our epistle — He preached before he wrote. And he had written concerning this in his former epistle. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:15

15. Therefore In view of the gracious things from the divine side, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14, perform your duty of perseverance in faith. Stand fast In contrast with be shaken of 2 Thessalonians 2:2. Traditions His written or verbal deliverances to them. These traditions they had received from him personally. They have no connexion with the pretended traditions of the Romish Church, which have no valid proof of authenticity, and yet are reckoned by Romanists as authoritative part of... read more