Realizing how important it was for the Thessalonians to endure their suffering, Paul told them of his prayers for them. He prayed that God would sustain them in their struggles. In verse 12 he pointed to the interconnection between believers glorifying Christ and Christ glorifying believers. As believers endure, they bring much honor to God, but their endurance also leads to their glorification in some sense. Surprisingly we read in 2 Thess. 2:14, “To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” While God shares his glory with no one, he glorifies himself in us through our sanctification and through believing the truth. (Notice, in 2 Thess. 1:12 we are glorified only “in him.”)
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Faith Presbyterian Church ARP meets in Merritt Island, Florida and is a member of the Associate Reformed Synod.
Our Church meets on Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. and 6:p.m. in Merritt Island, Florida.
Faith Presbyterian Church ARP
1900 South Tropical Trail
Merritt Island, Florida 32952
(321) 452-1715
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Rev. Dr. Robert Adams, Jr. became pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church ARP, in Merritt Island, Florida, in 2008, after serving as an intern and associate pastor since 2002. He was ordained in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod in 2003. He is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary (M.Div, 2002 and D.Min, 2011). In his pastorate, he is passionate in and committed to an expository teaching ministry. Bobby (as he is known to most of his members) has been married to Susie since 1985, and they have one son.
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2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Thessalonians%201%3A11-12&version=ESV