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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:19

Quench not the Spirit - The Holy Spirit is represented as a fire, because it is his province to enlighten and quicken the soul; and to purge, purify, and refine it. This Spirit is represented as being quenched when any act is done, word spoken, or temper indulged, contrary to its dictates. It is the Spirit of love, and therefore anger, malice, revenge, or any unkind or unholy temper, will quench it so that it will withdraw its influences; and then the heart is left in a state of hardness and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:20

Despise not prophesyings - Do not suppose that ye have no need of continual instruction; without it ye cannot preserve the Christian life, nor go on to perfection. God will ever send a message of salvation by each of his ministers to every faithful, attentive hearer. Do not suppose that ye are already wise enough; you are no more wise enough than you are holy enough. They who slight or neglect the means of grace, and especially the preaching of God's holy word, are generally vain, empty,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:21

Prove all things - Whatever ye hear in these prophesyings or preachings, examine by the words of Christ, and by the doctrines which, from time to time, we have delivered unto you in our preaching and writings. Try the spirits - the different teachers, by the word of God. Hold fast that which is good - Whatever in these prophesyings has a tendency to increase your faith, love, holiness, and usefulness, that receive and hold fast. There were prophets or teachers even at that time who... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:22

Abstain from all appearance of evil - Sin not, and avoid even the appearance of it. Do not drive your morality so near the bounds of evil as to lead even weak persons to believe that ye actually touch, taste, or handle it. Let not the form of it, ειδος , appear with or among you, much less the substance. Ye are called to holiness; be ye holy, for God is holy. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:23

And the very God of peace - That same God who is the author of peace, the giver of peace; and who has sent, for the redemption of the world, the Prince of peace; may that very God sanctify you wholly; leave no more evil in your hearts than his precepts tolerate evil in your conduct. The word wholly, ὁλοτελεις means precisely the same as our phrase, to all intents and purposes. May he sanctify you to the end and to the uttermost, that, as sin hath reigned unto death, even so may grace... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:24

Faithful is he that calleth you - In a great variety of places in his word God has promised to sanctify his followers, and his faithfulness binds him to fulfill his promises; therefore he will do it. He who can believe will find this thing also possible to him. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:19

Verse 19 19Quench not the Spirit. This metaphor is derived from the power and nature of the Spirit; for as it is the proper office of the Spirit to illuminate the understandings of men, and as he is on this account called our light, it is with propriety that we are said to quench him, when we make void his grace. There are some that think that it is the same thing that is said in this clause and the succeeding one. Hence, according to them, to quench the Spirit is precisely the same as to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:20

Verse 20 20Despise not prophesyings. This sentence is appropriately added to the preceding one, for as the Spirit of God illuminates us chiefly by doctrine, those who give not teaching its proper place, do, so far as in them lies, quench the Spirit, for we must always consider in what manner or by what means God designs to communicate himself to us. Let every one, therefore, who is desirous to make progress under the direction of the Holy Spirit, allow himself to be taught by the ministry of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:21

Verse 21 21Prove all things. As rash men and deceiving spirits frequently pass off their trifles under the name of prophecy, prophecy might by this means be rendered suspicious or even odious, just as many in the present day feel almost disgusted with the very name of preaching, as there are so many foolish and ignorant persons that from the pulpit blab out their worthless contrivances, (616) while there are others, also, that are wicked and sacrilegious persons, who babble forth execrable... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:22

Verse 22 22From every evil appearance. Some think that this is a universal statement, as though he commanded to abstain from all things that bear upon their front an appearance of evil. In that case the meaning would be, that it is not enough to have an internal testimony of conscience, unless regard be at the same time had to brethren, so as to provide against occasions of offense, by avoiding every thing that can have the appearance of evil. Those who explain the word speciem after the... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:24

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 5:22

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